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Also known as Sir John Bowring, Sir John Bowling

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

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Works: 48

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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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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