Thomas William Bowlby was a British correspondent for The Times in Germany and China in the 19th century. A "pioneer in the risky business of war reportage", his torture and death during the Second Opium War was a factor in the British and French decision to raze the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) in Beijing.
- Occupation
- journalist
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- January 7, 1818
- Died
- September 22, 1860
