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Rawdon Lubbock Brown (1803 – 25 August 1883 in Venice) was a historical scholar. ==Life== He spent his life at Venice in the study of Italian history, especially in its relation to English history. He came to Venice in 1833 to find the gravestone of Thomas Mowbray, the banished Duke of Norfolk mentioned in Shakespeare's play Richard II.〔"Rawdon Brown and The Gravestone of Banished Norfolk" - Charles Eliot Norton in ''The Atlantic Monthly'', Volume 0063 Issue 380 (June 1889) pp 740-745〕 In 1838, he bought the Palazzo Dario, but sold it four years later due to lack of funds. In 1852, he moved into the Palazzo Gussoni-Grimani-della Vida, which was his home until his death.〔John Julius Norwich (2007-12-18). ''Paradise of Cities: Venice in the Nineteenth Century'' (Kindle Location 1829). Random House, Inc.. Kindle Edition.〕 John Ruskin met him in Venice and had an uneven friendship with him.〔Norwich ''op. cit.'' Chapter V ''passim''.〕 He died at Venice on 25 Aug. 1883, and was buried in the Lido cemetery three days later. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rawdon Brown」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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