John Bowring biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of John Bowring

Author Name:

John Bowring

Born As:

John Bowring

Other Names:

Sir John Bowring, KCB

Born:

17 Oct 1792

Died:

23 Nov 1872




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Statesman and linguist                          
Selected Works:

Specimens of the Russian Poets - 1821-1823
Peter Schlemihl, a German Story - Translation, 1824
Batavian Anthology - 1824
Ancient Poetry and Romances of Spain - 1824
Hymns - Privately published, 1825 This includes the hymn, In the cross of Christ I glory, still used in many churches
Specimens of the Polish Poets - 1827
Serbian Popular Poetry - 1827
Poetry of the Magyars - 1830
Cheskian Anthology - 1832
Bentham's Deontology - Editor, 1834 Volume I, Volume II
Minor Morals - 1834
Manuscript of the Queen's Court - 1843
The Decimal System in Numbers, Coins and Accounts - 1854
The Kingdom and People of Siam - 1857
Translations from Hungarian poet Alexander Petofi - 1866
Various other pamphlets.                          
                          
4th Governor of Hong Kong.                          
He knew 200 languages, and could speak 100.