Archibald Bower

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Archibald Bower (January 17, 1686 - September 3, 1766), was a Scottish historian.

He was born at Dundee, and educated at the Scots College, Douai, became a Jesuit, but afterwards joined the Church of England, and again became a Jesuit. He wrote a History of Rome (1735-44), a History of the Popes (1748-66).

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• This article incorporates public domain text from: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London, J.M. Dent & sons; New York, E.P. Dutton.