George Browne (provost)

George Browne, D.D. (6 January 1649 – 5 February 1699) was an English 17th-century academic who served as the 16th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1695 to 1699.

The Reverend George Browne
16th Provost of Trinity College Dublin
In office 1 August 1695 – 5 February 1699
Preceded by	St George Ashe
Succeeded by	Peter Browne
Personal details
Born	(1649-01-06)6 January 1649 Northumberland, England
Died	5 February 1699(1699-02-05) (aged 50) Dublin, Ireland
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin (B.A., 1671; D.D., 1675)

Brown was born in Northumberland in 1649. He entered Trinity College Dublin in 1667 and graduated B.A. in 1671. He became a Fellow in 1673.^[1] He became professor of laws in 1886 and professor of divinity in 1693. Browne was Provost from 1695 to 1699.^[2]