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John Bowring
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4th Governor of Hong Kong; hymnwriter; translator (1792-1872)
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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.
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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
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- 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
- archives at
- Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- name in native language
- John Bowring
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- John Bowring
- honorific prefix
- Sir
- candidacy in election
- 1835 United Kingdom general election
- P12749
- René Hamel
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Works in European collections
7 objects attributed to John Bowring, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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