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Maurice Bowra

English classical scholar, literary critic and academic (1898–1971)
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Maurice Bowra
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
April 8, 1898
Date of death
July 4, 1971
Place of birth
Jiujiang
Place of death
Oxford
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[11]
Occupation
classical philologist, university teacher, literary critic, translator, philologist, hellenist[12]
Employer
Harvard University[16]
Field of work
literary studies, classical philology[13][14]
Position held
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1951–1954)[15]
Educated at
New College, Cheltenham College, Willington School[17][18][19]
Award received
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Kenyon Medal (1967), Fellow of the British Academy, Knight Bachelor, Taylorian Lecture, doctor honoris causa from the University of Aix-Marseille (1952), doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1950), Order of the Companions of Honour (1971), Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[38]
Nominated for
Nobel Prize in Literature (1958, 1961, 1965)[37]
Described by source
Svensk uppslagsbok, pi-vol-9-issue-9-1952[35][36]
Family name
Bowra[32]
Given name
Cecil, Maurice[33][34]
Military branch
British Army[30]
Name in native language
Cecil Maurice Bowra[39]
Participated in conflict
World War I[31]
Place of burial
Holywell Cemetery[10]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Maurice Bowra en C. M. Bowra en Cecil Maurice Bowra en Sir Cecil Maurice Bowra cs Cecil Maurice Bowra cs C. M. (Cecil Maurice) Bowra cs Maurice Bowra de C. M. Bowra de Cecil Maurice Bowra de Bowra el Μόρις Μπόουρα es Cecil Maurice Bowra fr Cecil Maurice Bowra he סר ססיל מוריס בורה it Cecil Maurice Bowra it C. M. Bowra ja モーリス・バウラ nl Cecil Maurice Bowra pt Cecil Maurice Bowra ru Боура, Сесил Морис
🔖 Identifiers · 102
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
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Dimitri and Aliki Perrotis Central Library ID
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EBAF authority ID
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ELNET ID
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FAST ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Kallías ID
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MMB ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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NYRB contributor ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
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Open Library ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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RA Collections ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RedBA Granada authority ID
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Royal Academy ID
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SBN author ID
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SEARCH on line catalogue ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
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Sancho el Sabio Foundation ID
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Semantic Scholar author ID
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Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
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Treccani ID
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Trismegistos editor ID
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UK National Archives ID
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UOM ID
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Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Unz Review author ID
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
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WBIS ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Award received 8
Order of the Companions of Honour, Knight Bachelor, Fellow of the British Academy, Kenyon Medal, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Taylorian Lecture, doctor honoris causa from the University of Aix-Marseille, doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris
Occupation 4
translator, university teacher, literary critic, classical philologist
Nominated for 3
Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature
Educated at 2
New College, Cheltenham College
Field of work 2
literary studies, classical philology
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Described by source 1
Svensk uppslagsbok
Employer 1
Harvard University
Given name 1
Maurice
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Military branch 1
British Army
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
Jiujiang
Place of death 1
Oxford
SNARC ID 1
Karl-Adolf Hollidt
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Maurice Bowra was born on April 8, 1898[1], in Jiujiang[2]. He died on July 4, 1971[3], in Oxford[4]. He worked as a classical philologist[5], university teacher[6], literary critic[7], translator[8], and philologist[9].

FAQs

Where was Maurice Bowra born?

Maurice Bowra's place of birth was Jiujiang[2].

Where did Maurice Bowra die?

Maurice Bowra passed away in Oxford[4].

What did Maurice Bowra do for work?

Maurice Bowra worked as a classical philologist[5], university teacher[6], literary critic[7], translator[8], and philologist[9].

Where did Maurice Bowra go to school?

Maurice Bowra was educated at New College[17], Cheltenham College[18], and Willington School[19].

What awards did Maurice Bowra receive?

Honors received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[20], Kenyon Medal[21], Fellow of the British Academy[22], and Knight Bachelor[23].

Related Entities

classical philology literary studies United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Le Monde. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . gallica.bnf.fr. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . nobelprize.org. wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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