Frederick Patten Bowes ’25 *41

FRED BOWES was born in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 10, 1902. He transferred to Princeton from the Univ. of Michigan sophomore year. He immediately became a popular member of the Class. He was a member and V.P. of Campus Club, roomed with George Bowers, and graduated with honors in English. He lived for several years in Tryon, S.C., with his wife, Josephine Underwood. He returned to Princeton and obtained his Ph.D, in American history in 1941. His dissertation, "The Culture of Early Charleston," remains a reference work in the field. He worked on the Williamsburg project in 1941, before joining the Navy as lieutenant commander, serving from 1942 to 1945.

He joined the faculty of Steven's Institute of Technology as a professor in the humanities department,

After retirement, in 1970, he moved to Sassari, Sardinia, Italy, where he lived until 1990, when he suffered a stroke and subsequently moved to a nursing home in Santa Monica. He died in Apr. 1992 and was buried in Los Angeles Memorial Cemetery on Apr. 17, 1992.

He is survived by his son Stephen '55 and Stephen's wife, Nicole, and their children Catherine and Frederick; and his daughter Emily Pezzai and her children Patrick, Alex, and Gary.

The Class of 1925