John Carter Brown
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John Carter Brown (1797-1874) was a book collector whose library formed the basis of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. His father, Nicholas Brown, was one of the university's namesake patrons. Collecting American books in the mid-19th century, Brown amassed thousands of early American volumes. He was an ancestor of J. Carter Brown, director of the National Gallery of Art.