Sir Ernest Gowers (1880–1966)
Author of The Complete Plain Words
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- Birthdate
- 1880-06-02
- Date of death
- 1966-04-16
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Place of death
- Midhurst, Sussex, England, UK
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
Sussex, England, UK - Education
- Rugby School, Rugby, England, UK
University of Cambridge (Clare College) - Occupations
- civil servant
- Relationships
- Gowers, Timothy (great-grandson)
Gowers, Rebecca (great-granddaughter)
Gowers, Patrick (grandson) - Awards and honors
- Order of the Bath (Knight Grand Cross)
Order of the British Empire (Knight Grand Cross) - Short biography
- After a distinguished career in the British Civil Service, Gowers made a name for himself as author of a number of guides to English style, originally intended to help government officials to write simple, comprehensible documents.
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