Date of Birth: February 12, 1873
Place of Birth: Carbondale, Kansas
Parents: William Brown and Clara Silver
Spouse: (1) Marion Raymond (2) Lilian McLaughlin
Died: February 5, 1963 (aged 89)
Place of death: New York City, USA
Legacy: Amphipithecus mogaungensis, Tyrannosaurus rex
Barnum Brown
Named after showman, circus owner, and crafty swindler Phineas Taylor Barnum (to add a bit of pizazz to an otherwise boring surname!) Barnum Brown was born in Carbondale, Kansas, the son of William and Clara Brown.
More Brown
• Dingus L and Norell MA (2010) "Barnum Brown: The Man Who Discovered Tyrannosaurus rex".
• Lilian Brown (2010) "I Married a Dinosaur".
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