Archibald Bower

Archibald Bower (born January 17, 1686 in Dundee , † September 6, 1766 in London ) was a Scottish historian who was known for his multiple religious changes.

He grew up with his parents, who were carpenters. In 1702 he was sent to a Catholic Scottish college in Douai . In Rome he entered the Jesuit order in 1710 and taught history and philosophy in the order . After a stay in various Italian cities, he resigned from the Jesuit order in 1726 and fled to England . After several meetings with Samuel Clarke and George Berkeley , he left the Catholic Church and converted to Protestantism . From 1735 to 1744 he worked for The Universal History and contributed to this 65-volume work on the history of Rome.

plant

History of the Popes (seven volumes; London 1748 to 1766; translated into German by Friedrich Eberhard Rambach in ten volumes (Magdeburg 1751 to 1780) )

literature

Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Bower, Archibald. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 723-724. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Bower, Archibald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Scottish Jesuit
DATE OF BIRTH	January 17, 1686
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dundee
DATE OF DEATH	September 6, 1766
Place of death	London