# Samuel Browne

> Samuel Browne or Brown was an English surgeon and botanist. He worked in the English East India Company factory at Fort St. George, Madras. Aside from his work he collected specimens of the local plants, especially grasses, along with vernacular names and made notes on their applications in medicine and other traditional use. He corresponded with several other contemporary naturalists including John Ray, Georg Joseph Kamel and James Petiver.

*English surgeon and botanist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1700
- **Died:** 1698-09-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Samuel Browne or Brown was an English surgeon and botanist. He worked in the English East India Company factory at Fort St. George, Madras. Aside from his work he collected specimens of the local plants, especially grasses, along with vernacular names and made notes on their applications in medicine and other traditional use. He corresponded with several other contemporary naturalists including John Ray, Georg Joseph Kamel and James Petiver.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 30.7
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [Samuel Browne (surgeon)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Browne_(surgeon))
- [Samuel Browne](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Browne)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2218033)

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