Ellsworth Howard Brown

Background

Brown, Ellsworth Howard was born on March 27, 1943 in Ashland, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Harold Frederick and Isabel Lillian (Ellsworth) Brown.

Education

Bachelor, Hillsdale College, 1965. Master of Arts, Western Michigan University, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1975.

Doctor History (honorary), Lincoln College, 1991.

Career

Assistant professor Dickinson College, North Dakota, 1970-1971. Director Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, South Dakota, 1971-1976, Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, 1976-1981. President, director Chicago History Society, 1981-1993.

President The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, The Carnegie, Pittsburgh, 1993—2004. Director Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, since 2004.

Achievements

• Ellsworth Howard Brown has been listed as a noteworthy Museum administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee, treasurer Chicago Metro History Fair, 1981-1993. Member American Association State and Local History (council 1984-1987), Organization American Historians, National Trust for History Preservation, American Association Museum (senior accreditation examiner, council since 1985, treasurer 1988-1989, president 1990-1992).

Interests

• Avocations: photography, pilot.

Connections

Married Dorothy Alice Boyse, June 26, 1965. 1 child, Lincoln Frederick.

Father:

Harold Frederick Brown

Mother:

Isabel Lillian (Ellsworth) Brown

Spouse:

Dorothy Alice Boyse

child:

Lincoln Frederick Brown