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Sir Maurice Bowra

(1898-1971), Classical scholar and writer

Sitter associated with 14 portraits
Sir Maurice Bowra was a classical scholar who was associated with Oxford University throughout his adult life. Born in China, he entered Oxford in 1915, returning to complete his studies after serving in the First World War. He was made a fellow of Wadham College in 1922 and was elected warden in 1938, a post he retained for the rest of his life. He served as Professor of Poetry (1946-51) and as Vice Chancellor (1951-4). Bowra wrote and edited scholarly books in many areas of literature, but he is particularly known for his studies of ancient Greek poetry and culture.

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Sir Maurice Bowra, by Michael Black - NPG 5887

Sir Maurice Bowra

by Michael Black
plaster cast of death-mask, 1971
NPG 5887

Sir Maurice Bowra; Virginia Woolf, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax142593

Sir Maurice Bowra; Virginia Woolf

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, June 1926
NPG Ax142593

Sir Maurice Bowra; Virginia Woolf, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax142594

Sir Maurice Bowra; Virginia Woolf

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, June 1926
NPG Ax142594

Sir Maurice Bowra; Virginia Woolf, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax142595

Sir Maurice Bowra; Virginia Woolf

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, June 1926
NPG Ax142595

Sir Maurice Bowra, by Norman Parkinson - NPG x30003

Sir Maurice Bowra

by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1951
NPG x30003

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