Thomas Lowndes Bullock
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Thomas Lowndes Bullock FRS | |
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| Born | 27 September 1845 |
| Died | 25 March 1915 (aged 69) London, England |
| Education | Winchester College |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Occupations | Colonial Administrator and Academic |
| Spouse | Florence Louisa Elizabeth Horton |
| Children | 2 including Guy Henry Bullock |
Thomas Lowndes Bullock, FRS (27 September 1845 – 20 March 1915) was an English author, colonial administrator, academic and sinologist who served as Professor of Chinese at the University of Oxford.[1] He was the father of diplomat and explorer Guy Bullock.
Bullock was born in Radwinter, Essex to John Frederick Bullock (1809 - 1865), Rector of Radwinter, and his first-cousin, Elizabeth Anne Bullock (born 1814), daughter of Jonathan Bullock of Faulkbourne and Margaret Downes.[2][3] He was a member of the old Bullock family of the Faulkbourne branch of the family, descended from Sir Edward Bullock. He attended Winchester College and New College, Oxford.[1]
Career
Following University, Bullock was appointed as a member of Her Britannic Majesty's consular service in China from 1869 to 1897.[3] He was appointed a Barrister of the Inner Temple in 1890. From 1899 he went on to be appointed Professor of Chinese at the University of Oxford, a position now called Shaw Professor of Chinese following the donation of Sir Run Run Shaw.[4]
