Thomas Gow Brown
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Date of birth9 February 1902
Place of birthCorstorphine, Scotland
Date of death17 November 1985 (aged 83)
Place of deathShotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Date of birth | 9 February 1902 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Corstorphine, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 November 1985 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Bacteriologist | ||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Gow Brown (9 February 1902 — 17 November 1985) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Gow Brown played his club rugby for Heriot's FP, where he was originally a half-back before playing more as a three-quarter. He represented Edinburgh District and was capped once for Scotland, used on a wing opposite Jack Morley against Wales at Swansea in 1929.[2][3]
Gow Brown graduated with a degree in medicine and surgery from the University of Edinburgh in 1927. He became a bacteriologist and was member of the Royal College of Physicians.[4]