Born in London, Bowyer was educated at St John's College, Cambridge,[1] and in 1722 became a partner in his father William Bowyer's business. In 1729 he was appointed printer of the votes of the British House of Commons, and in 1736 printer to the Society of Antiquaries, of which he was elected a fellow in 1737.[2] He was also appointed printer to the Society for the Encouragement of Learning. On the death of his father in 1737 he became the sole owner of the Bowyer press.
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]
The title page of Samuel Squire's An Enquiry into the Foundation of the English Constitution (1745), which was printed by Bowyer
Bowyer was buried in Leyton parish church, where he has a monument.[5]
WorksEdit
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]
LegacyEdit
Bowyer's generous bequests in favour of indigent printers were administered by the Stationers' Company, of which he became a liveryman in 1738. In their hall was his portrait bust and a painting of his father.[2]
NotesEdit
^"William Bowyer (BWR716W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ abcdeOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the 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.
^Keith Maslen, 'Bowyer, William (1699–1777)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004.
^Daniel Lysons (1796). "Leyton". The Environs of London: volume 4: Counties of Herts, Essex & Kent. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
ReferencesEdit
Millar, Andrew, Letter to Andrew Mitchell, 26 August 1766, accessed through "www.millar-project.ed.ac.uk." University of Edinburgh.[1]
External linksEdit
William Bowyer Papers. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
August 29, 2023
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