Historedia
Person

Sir George Bowen

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1883

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sir George Bowen, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Establishment of the Hong Kong Observatory

    1883

    Role: 9th Governor of Hong Kong

    1. 2 March 1883 · Tsim Sha Tsui, KowloonEstablishment of the Hong Kong Observatory

      Sir George Bowen established the Hong Kong Observatory on 2 March 1883, appointing William Doberck as its first director.

Sources

  1. Hong Kong Observatory Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-08