Bowdler
Bowdler, a prominent Shropshire family descended from Baldwin de Boulers.
People with the given name Bowdler
- George Bowdler Buckton (1818–1905), English entomologist
- Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847–1909), English zoologist
People with the surname Bowdler
Writers
- 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 (1754–1825), English physician, publisher and editor of the Family Shakespeare (1818), inspiration of the term bowdlerisation
- 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
- 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
See also
- Hen Domen the Bowdler family seat
External links
Look up bowdlerise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.