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John Bowring - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir John Bowring (October 17, 1792-November 23, 1872), a man of amazing energy and a polymath, was a linguist, political economist, reformer, hymnist, writer and editor, Member of Parliament, and controversial Governor of Hong Kong.
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Sir John Bowring Papers, 722 10 Miscellaneous Papers, Newspaper Clippings and Related Printed Material, 1839-1857 box [3-4] Miscellaneous ... Sir John Bowring Papers, 722 12 Boards and Covers Originally Around Bowring Papers box [5] Boards and Covers Originally Around Bowring Papers Sir John Bowring Papers, 722 13...
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Sir John Bowring subsequently accepted the appointment of minister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinary from the Hawaiian government to the courts of Europe, and in this capacity negotiated treaties with Belgium, Holland, Italy, Spain.
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SIR JOHN BOWRING (1792-1872) ... End of Article: SIR JOHN BOWRING (1792-1872); ... Sir John Bowring subsequently accepted the See also:
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by Sir John Bowring ... The English philologist, Sir John Bowring (1792-1872), spoke many languages: Hungarian was one of them. He translated many Hungarian poems into English, and issued a literary chrestomathy. In its foreword he wrote the following:
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Books by Sir John Bowring: Poetry of the Magyars, preceded by a sketch of the language and literature…, Report on Egypt 1828-1838: Under the Reign of Mohammed Ali (Triade…, Servian popular poetry, The Decimal System in Numbers, Coins, and Accounts ... Books by Sir John Bowring...
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Bowring, Sir John, an eminent English politician, statesman, foreign minister, and literary man, was born at Exeter, England, October 17, 1792. He held many official positions of responsibility under the English government, and was knighted in 1854. He was a genius in the acquisition of languages.
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Letters from various eminent persons, c1790-c1900, collected by Sir John Bowring, including some to or concerning Jeremy Bentham. ... Name of creator(s): Bowring | Sir | John | 1792-1872 | Knight | linguist, writer and traveller...
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