Godfrey Bowen
Farmer, Person
1922 –
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Who is Godfrey Bowen?
Walter Godfrey Bowen was a New Zealand farmer and world acclaimed sheep shearer. With his brother Ivan, he developed the Bowen Technique which involved the shearer using his spare hand to stretch the sheep's skin, which improved the quality of the shorn fleece. They also introduced the idea of shearing sheep twice a year, which is now the usual practice in New Zealand.
Bowen set a world record in 1953 by shearing 456 sheep in nine hours.
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- Born
- Feb 13, 1922
New Zealand - Also known as
- Walter Godfrey Bowen
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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