Edgar Alfred Bowring
Politician
1826 – 1911
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Who was Edgar Alfred Bowring?
Edgar Alfred Bowring was a British translator, author and civil servant, serving as librarian and registrar to the Board of Trade, secretary to the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, and Liberal Member of Parliament for Exeter.
He was the youngest son of Sir John Bowring, and brother of John Charles Bowring and Lewin Bentham Bowring.
He translated various works of poetry from German into English.
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- Born
- 1826
- Parents
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- 1911
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on July 23, 2013
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