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Also known as Sir John Bowring, Sir John Bowling

politico, diplomatico e scrittore britannico

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John Bowring was a British economist, politician, journalist, and translator. Born in Exeter in 1792, he died in the same city in 1872. He held the positions of Governor of Hong Kong and ambassador. His political affiliation was with the Radicals. He was a Unitarian.

Bowring was a member of the Royal Society, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and the Royal Geographical Society. He received the titles of Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He was recognized in the Royal Society collection. His work locations included London, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong. He spoke English, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

His notable works include *Minor Morals for Young People* and various volumes of the *Works of Jeremy Bentham*. He wrote in English. His archives are held at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. He is described by sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok* and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.

Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Europeana Sparql, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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

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Key facts

Monarch
Victoria
Lieutenant governor
MG William Jervois MG Robert Garrett MG Thomas Ashburnham MG Charles van Straubenzee
Preceded by
Sir George Bonham
Succeeded by
Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead
Born
( 1792-10-17 ) 17 October 1792, Exeter , Devon , England
Died
23 November 1872 (1872-11-23) (aged 80), Claremont, Devon, England
Party
Radical
Spouses
Maria Lewin ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1816 ; died 1858 ) ​ Deborah Castle , ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1860 ) ​
Children
John Charles Lewin Bentham Edgar Alfred Emily Aloysia
Profession
Member of Parliament (UK)
Chinese
寶寧
Hanyu pinyin
bǎo níng
Jyutping
bou2 ning4

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Gender
male
Place of birth
Exeter
Place of death
Exeter
Occupation
writer
Position held
ambassador
Political party
Radicals
Languages spoken
Dutch
Religion
Unitarianism
Image
Sir John Bowring by John King.jpg
Work location
Hong Kong
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Commons category
John Bowring
date of birth
1792-10-17
date of death
1872-01-01
name in native language
John Bowring
writing language
English language
birth name
John Bowring
honorific prefix
Sir
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Works in European collections

7 objects attributed to John Bowring, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Article · Italiano

John Bowring (Exeter, 17 ottobre 1792 – , 23 novembre 1872) è stato un politico, diplomatico, scrittore e linguista britannico.

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