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Thomas William Cowan (1840–1926) co-founded the British Beekeepers' Association and was its president.

Biography

Thomas Cowan was born in 1840, in Saint Petersburg and died in 1926 in Clevedon, UK.^[1]

Thomas Cowan described himself as a civil engineer ^[2] and also a farmer.^[3]

Thomas Cowan travelled to the USA several times,^[4] and was living in Monterey in 1900.^[5]

In 1874 Thomas Cowan and Charles Abbot founded the British Beekeepers Association “For the Encouragement, Improvement and Advancement of Bee Culture in the United Kingdom, particularly as a means of bettering the Condition of Cottagers and the Agricultural Labouring Classes, as well as the advocacy of humanity to the industrious labourer – the Honey Bee.” ^[6]

Thomas Cowan edited both the "British Bee Journal" and the "Bee Keepers' Record".^[7]

Thomas Cowan has been credited as the designer of the cylindrical honey extractor.^[8]

Thomas Cowan was the author of a number of books on beekeeping and related topics.^[9] After his death, his library of more than 1,800 beekeeping related books formed the basis of the Cowan Memorial Library.^[10]

References

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^ 1861 UK Census and 1871 UK Census
^ 1881 UK Census
^ UK departure records
^ 1900 US Census
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^ Western Daily Press, Wednesday 1 September 1926
^ Aberdeen Journal Friday 12 December 1924
^ [3]
^ The Times (London, England), Monday 23 December 1929

Sources

Category:Beekeepers Category:1840 births Category:1926 deaths

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[2] 1861 UK Census and 1871 UK Census

[3] 1881 UK Census

[4] UK departure records

[5] 1900 US Census

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[7] Western Daily Press, Wednesday 1 September 1926

[8] Aberdeen Journal Friday 12 December 1924

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[10] The Times (London, England), Monday 23 December 1929

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