William Bowyer (printer)
William Bowyer (printer) | |
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Born | 19 December 1699 |
Died | 13 November 1777 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Printer and publisher |
Years active | 1722-1777 |
William Bowyer (
Life
Born in London, Bowyer was educated at
In 1759 he took as apprentice John Nichols, who was to be his successor and biographer.[3] Bowyer was also a close collaborator with the prominent London bookseller Andrew Millar.[4]
In 1761 Bowyer became printer to the
Bowyer was buried in Leyton parish church, where he has a monument.[5]
Works
Bowyer's major work was an edition of the New Testament in Greek, with notes. Prior to the publication of his critical edition of the New Testament, Bowyer published several editions of the Textus Receptus. He wrote tracts and pamphlets, and edited, arranged and published a host of books. He also edited the Greek-Latin Lexicon of Schrevelius.[2]
Legacy
Bowyer's generous bequests in favour of
Notes
- ^ "William Bowyer (BWR716W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b c d e public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bowyer, William s.v. William Bowyer (1699–1777)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 349. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Keith Maslen, 'Bowyer, William (1699–1777)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004.
- ^ Millar (1766)
- ^ Daniel Lysons (1796). "Leyton". The Environs of London: volume 4: Counties of Herts, Essex & Kent. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
References
- Millar, Andrew, Letter to Andrew Mitchell, 26 August 1766, accessed through "www.millar-project.ed.ac.uk." University of Edinburgh.[1]
External links
- William Bowyer Papers. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.