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John Bowring
Also known as Sir John Bowring, Sir John Bowling
homme politique et écrivain anglais
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 48
Top works
- 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
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1792-10-17
- Active to
- 1872-11-23
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11
- Total plays
- 16
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
Works in European collections
7 objects attributed to John Bowring, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article · Français
John Bowring, (en chinois 寶寧 ou 包令), né le 17 octobre 1792 et mort le 23 novembre 1872, était un homme politique, écrivain et hyperpolyglotte britannique.
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