acquired no standing as a scholar. Nevertheless, modern historians have recognised that his work in teacher education provided a foundation for the University's present-day Faculty of Education, However, whereas Elizabeth Hughes's memory is perpetuated through Hughes Hall, Browning's contribution to education has no official recognition in Cambridge or elsewhere. According to Hirsch and McBeth, "people knew who he was but not what he did". Thus he is remembered more as a "character", a flamboyant, faintly ridiculous figure; such characterisation, say Hirsch and McBeth, has "blurred and distorted any serious account of his achievements". Works Browning's writings comprise historical works, mainly of the popular variety. He also wrote on educational matters, completed several literary biographies, and completed two volumes of memoirs. Notes and references Notes Citations Sources External links Presidents of the Cambridge Union 19th-century English historians British gay writers 1837 births 1923 deaths Alumni of King's College, Cambridge English LGBT people Officers of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century English historians People educated at Eton College Teachers at Eton College