Bowdler, a prominent

Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to th ...

family descended from Baldwin de Boulers.

People with the given name Bowdler

* George Bowdler Buckton (1818–1905), English entomologist *

Richard Bowdler Sharpe Richard Bowdler Sharpe (22 November 1847 – 25 December 1909) was an English zoologist and ornithologist who worked as curator of the bird collection at the British Museum of natural history. In the course of his career he published several mono ...

(1847–1909), English zoologist

People with the surname Bowdler

Writers

* Elizabeth Stuart Bowdler (1797-?), English religious writer * Henrietta Maria Bowdler (1750–1830), writer and expurgator of Shakespeare, sister of Jane, John and Thomas Bowdler * Jane Bowdler (1743–1784), poet and essayist and sister of John, Thomas and Henrietta Bowdler * John Bowdler (1746-1823), moral reformer and brother of Henrietta and Thomas Bowdler * John Bowdler the Younger (1783-1815), essayist, poet and lawyer, son of John Bowdler *

Thomas Bowdler Thomas Bowdler, Royal College of Physicians, LRCP, Royal Society, FRS (; 11 July 1754 – 24 February 1825) was an English physician known for publishing ''The Family Shakespeare'', an expurgated edition of William Shakespeare's plays edited by ...

(1754–1825), English physician, publisher and editor of the ''Family Shakespeare'' (1818), inspiration of the term

bowdlerisation Expurgation, also known as bowdlerization, is a form of censorship that involves purging anything deemed noxious or offensive from an artistic work or other type of writing or media. The term ''bowdlerization'' is a pejorative term for the practi ...

* Thomas Bowdler the Younger (1782-1856), Church of England priest and nephew and editor of Thomas Bowdler

Sportsmen

* Cal Bowdler (born 1977), retired American basketball player * Charles Bowdler (1785-1879), English cricketer * Ernie Bowdler (1872–1921), Shrewsbury Town F.C. and Wales international footballer *

Jack Bowdler John Charles Henry Bowdler also known as Jack Bowdler and sometimes as Charlie (1870 – 18 July 1927) was a Welsh footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team between 1890 and 1894, playing 5 matches and scoring 3 goals. He played ...

(1870–1927), Shrewsbury Town F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. and Wales international footballer *

Lonza Bowdler Frank "Lonza" Bowdler (4 January 1901 – 17 December 1962) was a Welsh rugby union hooker who played club rugby for Cross Keys and was capped 15 times for Wales. A coal miner by profession, Watcyn Thomas remembered him in his autobiography, as ...

, Welsh international rugby player

Politicians

* Audley Bowdler (1884-1969), English politician * William G. Bowdler (1924-2016), American diplomat

Other

Emily Mary Bowdler Sharpe Emily Mary Bowdler Sharpe, born on 11 December 1868, was an English entomologist, colourist and illustrator Emily Mary Bowdler Sharpe was the eldest of ten daughters of Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847–1909) and Emily Eliza Sharpe (née Burrows; ...

(1868-1920), English entomologist * Sandra Bowdler, Australian archaeologist

Places

Ashford Bowdler Ashford Bowdler is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England, near the county border with Herefordshire. Geography The parish lies south of the market town of Ludlow. The Parish is bisected West to East by the A49. The villag ...

, a village in Shropshire, England ** Ashford Bowdler railway station, railway station in Ashford Bowdler *

Hope Bowdler Hope Bowdler is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is situated on the B4371, east of the market town of Church Stretton. The village is at above sea level. There is a parish church in the village, dedicated to St An ...

, a village in Shropshire, England

External links

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Genealogy and History of the Bowdler Family
Surnames