John Bowring
1792 to 1872
6 documented presences
4 places
Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for John Bowring across 4 places, from 1827 to 1860. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
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.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where John Bowring was documented, and when
1827 to 1828period
University College Londonattested
“Bentham failed in an attempt to have Bowring appointed professor of English or History at University College London in 1827 but, after Bowring visited the Netherlands in 1828, the University of Groningen conferred on him the degree of do…”
source: Wikipedia: John Bowring
1827 to 1828period
Netherlandsattested
“Bentham failed in an attempt to have Bowring appointed professor of English or History at University College London in 1827 but, after Bowring visited the Netherlands in 1828, the University of Groningen conferred on him the degree of do…”
source: Wikipedia: John Bowring
1834 to 1866period
Philippine Islandsattested
“2 * Minor Morals for Young People (1834) * Manuscript of the Queen's Court (1843) * The Decimal System in Numbers, Coins and Accounts (1854) * The Kingdom and People of Siam (1857), with foreword by King Mongkut * A Visit to the Philippi…”
source: Wikipedia: John Bowring
September 1858month
Hong Kongattested
“She died in September 1858, a victim of the arsenic poisoning of the bread supply in Hong Kong during the Second Opium War sparked by her husband.”
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May 1859month
Hong Kongattested
“Stripped of his diplomatic and trade powers, weakened by the effects of the arsenic, and seeing his administration torn apart by anti-corruption inquiries in a campaign launched by him, Bowring's work in Hong Kong ended in May 1859.”
source: Wikipedia: John Bowring
1860 to 1870period
Hong Kongattested
“She was the first headmistress of the Italian Convent School (now known as the Sacred Heart Canossian College) in Hong Kong, serving from 1860 until her death in 1870.”
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Places John Bowring is documented in
Hong Kong3 presences · 1858 to 1860Netherlands1 presence · 1827University College London1 presence · 1827
Philippine Islands1 presence · 1834
Other places tied to John Bowring in the record
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1793year
Londonmentioned
“By his first wife, Maria (1793/94–1858), whom he married in 1818 after moving to London, he had five sons and four daughters (Maria, John, Frederick, Lewin, Edgar, Charles, Edith, Emily, and Gertrude).”
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1822year
Boulogne-sur-Mermentioned
“He travelled extensively and was imprisoned in Boulogne-sur-Mer for six weeks in 1822 for suspected spying (though merely carrying papers for the Portuguese envoy to Paris).”
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1822year
Parismentioned
“He travelled extensively and was imprisoned in Boulogne-sur-Mer for six weeks in 1822 for suspected spying (though merely carrying papers for the Portuguese envoy to Paris).”
source: Wikipedia: John Bowring
1830year
Denmarkmentioned
“In 1830, he was in Denmark, preparing for the publication of a collection of Scandinavian poetry.”
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1835year
Francementioned
“In 1835, Bowring entered parliament as member for Kilmarnock Burghs; and in the following year he was appointed head of a government commission to be sent to France to inquire into the actual state of commerce between the two countries.”
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1837year
Imperial Germanymentioned
“After losing his seat in 1837, he was busied in further economic investigations in Egypt, for which he produced a very extensive report, as well as Syria, Switzerland, Italy, and some of the states in Imperial Germany.”
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1837year
Egyptmentioned
“After losing his seat in 1837, he was busied in further economic investigations in Egypt, for which he produced a very extensive report, as well as Syria, Switzerland, Italy, and some of the states in Imperial Germany.”
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1838year
Manchestermentioned
“He advocated in its pages the cause of free trade long before it was popularized by Richard Cobden and John Bright, co-founders of the Anti-Corn Law League in Manchester in 1838: "Jesus Christ is Free Trade, and Free Trade is Jesus Chris…”
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1842year
Chinamentioned
“His son John Charles had preceded him to China, arriving in Hong Kong in 1842, had been appointed Justice of the Peace and was at one point a partner in Jardines.”
source: Wikipedia: John Bowring
1842year
Hong Kongmentioned
“His son John Charles had preceded him to China, arriving in Hong Kong in 1842, had been appointed Justice of the Peace and was at one point a partner in Jardines.”
source: Wikipedia: John Bowring
1844 to 1846period
Maestegmentioned
“Following huge demand for iron rails brought about by parliament's approval of massive railway building from 1844 to 1846, Bowring led a small group of wealthy London merchants and bankers as Chairman of the Llynvi Iron Company and estab…”
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1844 to 1846period
Glamorganmentioned
“Following huge demand for iron rails brought about by parliament's approval of massive railway building from 1844 to 1846, Bowring led a small group of wealthy London merchants and bankers as Chairman of the Llynvi Iron Company and estab…”
source: Wikipedia: John Bowring
1847year
Hollandmentioned
“By 1847, Bowring had assembled an impressive array of credentials: honorary diplomas from universities in Holland and Italy, fellowships of the Linnean Society of London and Paris, the Historical Institute of the Scandinavian and Iceland…”
source: Wikipedia: John Bowring
1849year
Chinamentioned
“In 1849, he was appointed British consul at Canton (today's Guangzhou), and superintendent of trade in China.”
source: Wikipedia: John Bowring
May 1852month
May 1852month
10 January 1854exact date
13 April 1854exact date
1855year
1855year
1861year
Documented at the same place, the same year
Felice BeatoHong Kong · 1860Charles DickensCamden Town · 1827Muzio ClementiCamden Town · 1827Friedrich von AmerlingCamden Town · 1827
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