Surname: Brown Forename(s): Thomas b. 9 January 1778. d. 2 April 1820. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Philosopher and poet. Born in Kirkmabreck, Kirkcudbrightshire. Educated at the University
of Edinburgh. Began working as a medical practitioner in 1806, but much preferred
literature and philosophy. Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh
from 1810. A founding member of the Edinburgh Review. Publications include The Bower of Spring, with Other Poems (1817). Biographical information: ODNB ; James Grant Wilson, The Poets and Poetry of Scotland: From the Earliest to the Present Time, Blackie & Son, 1877. (CC)