Dr. Jeremy R. Brown
Dr. Jeremy R. Brown joined the staff at HMML in 2023 as Cataloger of Ethiopic Manuscripts. In 2026 he was promoted to Curator of Eastern Christian Manuscripts. Brown holds a BA in Biblical Studies from George Fox University in Oregon, a MA in Theological Studies from Portland Seminary in Oregon, and a PhD in Semitic Languages and Literatures from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining HMML, Brown was the Senior Researcher, Cataloger, & Translator for the Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary digital humanities project and was also a visiting assistant professor at the Catholic University of America, teaching courses on Geʻez, Syriac, and the history of the Christian Near East.
Brown has presented at many conferences and has published widely, including Jonah in the Ethiopic Biblical Tradition published by Mohr Siebeck, A Handlist of the Manuscripts in the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Volume One: The Gǝ’ǝz and Amharic Materials of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tradition published by Pickwick Press, and The Hatata Inquiries published by De Gruyter.
At HMML, Brown catalogs Ethiopic manuscripts, especially those microfilmed as a part of the Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library collection. He also supports a team of catalogers working on Eastern Christian manuscripts
What he enjoys most about his work: “Having the opportunity to be a part of the long legacy of cataloging Ethiopian manuscripts at HMML and helping to make these manuscripts more widely available to students, scholars, and readers throughout the world.”
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