Oliver Brown (Scottish activist)

[1][2] He contributed to both the English- and French-language editions of the Grand Larousse encyclopédique, and worked both as a courier for the British Council and a broadcaster on the BBC.

[5][7] He was a pacifist during World War II,[8] and was active with Arthur Donaldson in discouraging young men from joining the Forces.

[9] In 1940, he launched the Scots Socialist journal, with Archie Lamont, Douglas Young, George Campbell Hay and Hugh MacDiarmid, acting as its editor until it ceased publication in 1949.

[20] Brown became President of the Scottish National Congress in 1950, this SNP split being led by Roland Muirhead.

[4] That year, he founded the 1320 Club with MacDiarmid, Young, Frederick Boothby and Wendy Wood, serving as its first president.

[26][27] However, the club struggled, Boothby secretly founded a private army, and it ultimately dissolved into Siol nan Gaidheal.

[16] In 1983, the Scots Independent launched the Oliver Brown Award in his memory, giving it annually to the public figure judged to have done most to advance Scotland's self-respect.