Bowdler
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Bowdler, a prominent Shropshire
family descended from Baldwin de Boulers
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Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
family descended from Baldwin de Boulers
Baldwin de Boulers
Baldwin de Boulers came to England in 1105 when he was granted the Lordship of Montgomery, Powys in marriage with Sybil de Falaise. Sybil was referred to as the 'niece' of Henry I of England but is commonly believed to be one of his illegitimate children....
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People with the given name Bowdler:
- George Bowdler BucktonGeorge Bowdler BucktonGeorge Bowdler Buckton was an English entomologist who specialised in aphidsHe was assistant to August Wilhelm von Hofmann at the Royal College of Chemistry in London. He wrote scientific papers on chemistry until 1865 when he moved to Haslemere and started to study Homoptera...
(1818–1905), English entomologist - Richard Bowdler SharpeRichard Bowdler SharpeRichard Bowdler Sharpe was an English zoologist.-Biography:Sharpe was born in London and studied at Brighton College, The King's School, Peterborough and Loughborough Grammar School. At the age of sixteen he went to work for Smith & Sons in London...
(1847–1909), English zoologist
Writers:
- Henrietta Maria BowdlerHenrietta Maria BowdlerHenrietta Maria Bowdler , commonly called Mrs. Harriet Bowdler, was an author and expurgator.-Life and works:Bowdler was the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Stuart Bowdler, and sister of John Bowdler the elder and Thomas Bowdler the elder...
(1754-1830), writer and expurgator of Shakespeare - Jane BowdlerJane BowdlerJane Bowdler was a poet and essayist-Family:Jane was the eldest daughter of Thomas Bowdler of Bath, Somerset and his wife Elizabeth Stuart Bowdler, née Cotton , a religious writer...
(1743-1784), poet and essayist - Thomas BowdlerThomas BowdlerThomas Bowdler was an English physician who published an expurgated edition of William Shakespeare's work, edited by his sister Harriet, intended to be more appropriate for 19th century women and children than the original....
(1754–1825), English physician, publisher and editor of the Family Shakespeare (1818), inspiration of the term bowdlerisation
Sportsmen:
- Cal BowdlerCal BowdlerJames Calloway "Cal" Bowdler II is a retired American professional basketball player. A , 245 lb power forward from Old Dominion University, Bowdler was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1st round of the 1999 NBA Draft and played for the Hawks for three seasons from 1999 to 2002...
(born 1977), retired American basketball player - Ernie Bowdler (1872–1921), Shrewsbury Town F.C. and Wales international footballer
- Jack Bowdler (1870–1927), Shrewsbury Town F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. and Wales international footballer
- Lonza BowdlerLonza BowdlerFrank "Lonza" Bowdler was a Welsh rugby union hooker who played club rugby for Cross Keys and was capped 15 times for Wales...
, Welsh international rugby player