John Bowring

Also known as Sir John Bowring, Sir John Bowling

4th Governor of Hong Kong; hymnwriter; translator (1792-1872)

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Minor Morals for Young People
Works of Jeremy Bentham, Volume 3, Part 1
Works; Volume 7
Works of Jeremy Bentham; Volume 11
Works of Jeremy Bentham; Volume 5

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1792-10-17
Active to: 1872-11-23

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Sir John Bowring, KCB (Chinese translated name: 寶寧,寶靈 or 包令) (17 October 1792 – 23 November 1872) was an English political economist, traveller, miscellaneous writer, polyglot, and the 4th Governor of Hong Kong. Bowring was born in Exeter of Charles Bowring (1769–1856), a wool merchant from an old Unitarian family, and Sarah Jane Anne (d. 1828), the daughter of Thomas Lane, vicar of St Ives, Cornwall. His last formal education was a Unitarian school in Moretonhampstead and he started work in hi

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Thai name Thaiพระยาสยามมานุกูลกิจ สยามมิตรมหายศ RTGSPhraya Sayam Manukunkit Sayammit Mahayot

Sir John Bowring, or Phrayā Siam Mānukūlakicca Siammitra Mahāyaśa (17 October 1792 – 23 November 1872) was a British political economist, traveller, writer, literary translator, polyglot and the fourth Governor of Hong Kong. He was appointed by Queen Victoria as emissary to Siam, later he was appointed by King Mongkut of Siam as ambassador to London, also making a treaty of amity with Siam on 18 April 1855, now referred to as the "Bowring Treaty". His namesake treaty was fully effective for 70 years, until the reign of Vajiravudh. This treaty was gradually edited and became completely ineffective in 1938 under the government of Plaek Phibunsongkhram. Later, he was sent as a commissioner of Britain to the newly created Kingdom of Italy in 1861. He died in Claremont in Devon on 23 November 1872.