Brown University — The Brown University Seal Latin: Universitas Brunensis Motto In Deo Speramus (Latin) Motto in English … Wikipedia
Franklin Society — The Franklin Society is a secret society based at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, and is one of the oldest student secret societies in the United States. [Mitchell, Martha. (1993). Franklin Society. Encyclopedia Brunoniana.]… … Wikipedia
Pembroke College (Brown University) — Pembroke College was the coordinate women s college for Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1891 and closed in 1971.Founding and early historyThe founding of the Women s College at Brown in October 1891 marked the… … Wikipedia
Benjamin Waterhouse — (March 4, 1754, Newport, Rhode Island October 2, 1846, Cambridge, Massachusetts) was a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. He is most well known for being the first doctor to test the smallpox vaccine in the United States, which he … Wikipedia
List of Brown University statues — The following is a list of statues and sculptures on Brown University campus.Marcus AureliusBrown s Marcus Aurelius statue is the most memorable piece of artwork on the entire campus. It stands atop of the hill on Lincoln Field, at the rear of… … Wikipedia
S. J. Perelman — Infobox Writer name = S. J. Perelman caption = birthdate = February 1, 1904 birthplace = Brooklyn, United States deathdate = October 17, 1979 deathplace = New York City, United States occupation = Author, screenwriterSidney Joseph Perelman,… … Wikipedia
College literary societies — in American higher education were a distinctive kind of social organization, distinct from literary societies generally, and they were the precursors of college fraternities and sororities.[1] In the period from the late eighteenth century to the … Wikipedia
Chattertocks — Founded over fifty years ago, The Chattertocks of Brown University, together with the Smiffenpoofs of Smith College, the V8s of Mt. Holyoke College and the Mischords of Middlebury College, is one of the oldest women s college a cappella singing… … Wikipedia
Delta Sigma Sorority — Delta Sigma was a collegiate sorority operating in New England from 1895 to 1908. Its three chapters were absorbed by Alpha Omicron Pi. History At the end of the spring semester in 1895, six female students at Tufts University drew up plans for… … Wikipedia
Eli Whitney Blake, Jr. — Eli Whitney Blake, Jr. (* 20. April 1836 in New Haven, Connecticut; † 10. Januar 1895 in Hampton, Connecticut) war ein amerikanischer Physiker. Laufbahn Sein Vater war Eli Whitney Blake, Sr., der Erfinder des dampfbetriebenen Steinbrechers, und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
