Thomas Bowdler Biography

Thomas Bowdler biography

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NAME: Thomas Bowdler
OCCUPATION: Medical Professional, Editor
BIRTH DATE: July 11, 1754
DEATH DATE: February 24, 1825
EDUCATION: University of St. Andrews, University of Edinburgh
PLACE OF BIRTH: Ashley, near Bath, Somerset, England
PLACE OF DEATH: Rhydding, near Swansea Glamorganshire, Wales

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Thomas Bowdler was a physician and self-appointed editor of great literature. He published The Family Shakespeare, a family friendly version of Shakespearean works, in 1807, and gave rise to the term "Bowdlerized."

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Thomas Bowdler was born on July 11, 1754, near Bath, Somerset, England. A physician, Bowdler published The Family Shakespeare—considered at the time a more "appropriate" version of many Shakespearean plays for women and children—in 1807. Bowdler gave a similar treatment to Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. The term "Bowdlerized" was coined after his work. Bowdler died on February 24, 1825.