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George Bowen

British colonial administrator, 9th Governor of Hong Kong, 1st Governor of Queensland (1821-1899)
Person human Q1392013
George Bowen
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
November 2, 1821
Date of death
February 21, 1899
Place of birth
County Donegal
Place of death
Brighton
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9]
Occupation
politician
Position held
Governor of Queensland, Governor of Hong Kong, Governor-General of New Zealand, Governor of Victoria, Governor of British Mauritius, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Educated at
Brasenose College, Trinity College, Charterhouse School[16][17][18]
Award received
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[19][20]
Spouse
Diamantina Bowen[7]
Child
Alfreda Ernestine Albertha Bowen[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[30]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement, The Dictionary of Australasian Biography, 1892, オックスフォード大学卒業生：オックスフォード大学の構成員、1715-1886, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25][26][27][28][29]
Family name
Bowen[23]
Given name
George[24]
Honorific prefix
Sir[22]
P14397
7084[31]
Place of burial
Kensal Green Cemetery[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sir George Ferguson Bowen en George F. Bowen en G. F. Bowen en Sir George Bowen en George Bowen ar جورج بوين de George Bowen de George Ferguson Bowen he ג'ורג' בואן ja ジョージ・ブラウン ja ジョージ・ボーエン pl George Ferguson Bowen ru Боуин, Джордж ru Джордж Боуин zh 寶雲 zh-hans 宝云
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000063938398
VIAF cluster ID
75461314
Library of Congress authority ID
n89643142
GND ID
1112819835
Academy of Athens authority ID
165492
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
82267
American Academy in Rome ID
12435513
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/88719
Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
bowen-sir-george-ferguson-3032
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02173648
DLCM ID
554
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography ID
1b27
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FAST ID
254767
Find a Grave memorial ID
33643413
Freebase ID
/m/01w5n_
Genealogics.org person ID
I00623659
Geni.com profile ID
6000000016916832750
LBT person ID
GeBowen1899
Libraries Australia ID
36552647
Modern History Database person ID
esjdqdjvqvhjtrl
NLA Trove people ID
634692
NUKAT ID
n2016245838
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000500583
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007280233705171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810673600805606
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp102965
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071122885
Open Library ID
OL2591619A
OpenMLOL author ID
136816
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
3036
People Australia ID
3032
SNAC ARK ID
w63b65mm
Te Papa agent ID
3000, 44915
The Peerage person ID
p54146.htm#i541455
UK National Archives ID
F68953
Webb-site person ID
2092185
WikiTree person ID
Bowen-5390
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJj8Wwy77yHjB7dPfFWv73
Yale LUX ID
person/9f1f4f18-ce47-4dfe-9db4-b5d6966a7a65

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🔗 Connections
Position held 4
Governor-General of New Zealand, Governor of Hong Kong, Governor of Queensland, Governor of Victoria
Educated at 3
Brasenose College, Trinity College, Charterhouse School
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok
Named after 2
Bowen, Bowen River
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Family name 1
Bowen
Given name 1
George
Honorific prefix 1
Sir
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
politician
Place of birth 1
County Donegal
Place of burial 1
Kensal Green Cemetery
Place of death 1
Brighton
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

George Bowen was born on November 2, 1821[1], in County Donegal[2]. He died on February 21, 1899[3], in Brighton[4]. He worked as a politician[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for George Bowen include Bowen[32], a city[33], in Australia[34] and Bowen River[35], a river[36], in New Zealand[37].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Bowen[32], a city[33], in Australia[34] and Bowen River[35], a river[36], in New Zealand[37].

FAQs

Where was George Bowen born?

George Bowen was born in County Donegal[2].

Where did George Bowen die?

George Bowen died in Brighton[4].

Who was George Bowen married to?

George Bowen's spouses include Diamantina Bowen[7].

What did George Bowen do for work?

George Bowen worked as a politician[5].

Where did George Bowen go to school?

George Bowen was educated at Brasenose College[16], Trinity College[17], and Charterhouse School[18].

What awards did George Bowen receive?

Honors received include Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George[19] and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[20].

Related Entities

Bowen United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [21] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
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  12. [8] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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  2. 22w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 → 7084
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  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
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    Educated at → Brasenose College, Trinity College, Charterhouse School
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