Sir John Bowring (Governor of Hong Kong)
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:person
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
1792-10-17
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Exeter,_England
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Lewin_Bentham_Bowring
gptkb:John_Charles_Bowring |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1872-11-23
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| gptkbp:deathPlace |
Claremont, Devon, England
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| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Sir_John_Bowring
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sir John Bowring (Governor of Hong Kong)
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| gptkbp:knighted |
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
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| gptkbp:nationality |
British
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Second_Opium_War
gptkb:Arrow_Incident |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
author of travel books
economic writings advocate of free trade contributor to The Daily News contributor to The Economist contributor to The Edinburgh Review contributor to The Examiner contributor to The Foreign Quarterly Review contributor to The Fortnightly Review contributor to The Globe contributor to The Leader contributor to The Morning Chronicle contributor to The Nineteenth Century contributor to The North British Review contributor to The Quarterly Review contributor to The Spectator contributor to The Times contributor to The Westminster Review editor of Westminster Review translator of European poetry |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:linguist gptkb:writer politician translator |
| gptkbp:parliamentaryService |
gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_Kilmarnock_Burghs
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Sir_George_Bonham
|
| gptkbp:religion |
Unitarian
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Deborah_Castle
gptkb:Maria_Bowring |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Sir_Hercules_Robinson
|
| gptkbp:supportsLanguage |
polyglot
spoke over 100 languages |
| gptkbp:termEnd |
1859
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| gptkbp:termStart |
1854
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| gptkbp:title |
gptkb:state_order
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sir_Richard_Graves_MacDonnell
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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