Sir John Bowring

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Linguistics
gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Dutch_East_India_Company
gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Arts
gptkb:British_and_Foreign_Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkb:Royal_Asiatic_Society
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
gptkbp:birth_date 1792-10-17
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Bowring_Jr.
gptkbp:contributed_to Translation studies
Cultural exchange between East and West
British diplomacy in Asia
Linguistic studies of Asian languages
Literary criticism of Eastern texts
gptkbp:death_date 1872-11-23
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Bowring
gptkbp:influenced Southeast Asian studies
Siamese literature
gptkbp:influenced_by Thomas Bowring
gptkbp:known_for translations of Eastern literature
gptkbp:language gptkb:Japanese
gptkb:Burmese
gptkb:Thai
Chinese
English
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkbp:resides_in gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:London
gptkb:Paris
gptkb:Siam
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Prime_Minister
gptkbp:spouse Caroline Bowring
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Kingdom_and_People_of_Siam
gptkb:The_Book_of_the_East
A Visit to the Philippine Islands
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shanghai_International_Settlement
gptkb:Sir_Henry_Pottinger
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5