Bowdler
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Bowdler, a prominent Shropshire family descended from Baldwin de Boulers.
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[edit] People with the given name Bowdler
- George Bowdler Buckton (1818–1905), English entomologist
- Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847–1909), English zoologist
[edit] People with the surname Bowdler
[edit] Writers
- Henrietta Maria Bowdler (1754–1830), writer and expurgator of Shakespeare
- Jane Bowdler (1743–1784), poet and essayist
- Thomas Bowdler (1754–1825), English physician, publisher and editor of the Family Shakespeare (1818), inspiration of the term bowdlerisation
[edit] Sportsmen
- Cal Bowdler (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 Bowdler, Welsh international rugby player
[edit] See also
- Hen Domen the Bowdler family seat
[edit] External links
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