John Brown
1800–1859
American abolitionist hanged after the raid on Harpers Ferry.
John Brown (1800–1859) was an abolitionist, born in Torrington, United States and died in Charles Town, United States.
- Known as
- Abolitionist
- Category
- Historical Figures
- Born
- 1800, Torrington, United States
- Died
- 1859, Charles Town, United States
Alive at the same time as John Brown
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- Arthur Schopenhauer 1788–1860, philosopher
- Charles Babbage 1791–1871, mathematician
- Cornelius Vanderbilt 1794–1877, shipping and railroad tycoon
- Sojourner Truth c. 1797–1883, abolitionist
- Eugène Delacroix 1798–1863, painter
- Katsushika Ōi c. 1800–c. 1866, artist
- Frederick Douglass 1818–1895, abolitionist
- Florence Nightingale 1820–1910, nurse
- Susan B. Anthony 1820–1906, suffragist
- Clara Barton 1821–1912, nurse
- Harriet Tubman c. 1822–1913, abolitionist
Portrait: Augustus Washington, Public domain.