Charles Eugene Lancelot Brown

Brown, Lancelot (1715/16-83). English landscape designer, generally known as ‘Capability’ because of his references to the ‘capabilities’ of the places about which he was consulted. Born in Northumberland, he worked first for Sir William Loraine at Kirkharle but by 1741 had moved south to Stowe. Brown took a prominent part in the evolution of the Stowe landscape for which Gibbs and Kent were providing buildings. Soon Brown established his own distinctive landscape style with its clumps, belts, bridges, irregular lakes, and encircling woodland and lawns. Major commissions began to come his way, among them Croome (from 1750), Longleat, Burton Constable, Chatsworth (from 1761), and Blenheim (from about 1764). In 1764 Brown was appointed master gardener at Hampton Court. Walpole wrote of him: ‘ So closely did he copy nature that his work will be mistaken for it.’

For other persons named Charles Brown, see Charles Brown (disambiguation).

Charles Eugene Lancelot Brown (17 June 1863 – 2 May 1924) founded BBC Brown Boveri (later Asea Brown Boveri) with Walter Boveri.

He was born in Winterthur and was one of 6 children. His mother was Swiss and his father, a British engineer, was the founder of SLM - Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik (Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works). He attended the Engineering School of Winterthur. He worked at his father's factory and then became the director.

References

• Scanning the Past: A History of Electrical Engineers from the Past at ieee.cincinnati.fuse.net

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