birth_place nationality birth_date known_for article_title name
dubbo , n.s.w , australia australian 25 may 1934 author/lexicographer peter bowler -lrb- lexicographer -rrb-
 peter john bowler
peter bowler -lrb- lexicographer -rrb-

peter bowler is an australian lexicographer and author of `` the superior person 's book of words '' , `` the superior person 's second book of weird and wondrous words '' , and `` the superior person 's third book of well-bred words '' .
he specializes in esoteric , arcane , archaic , and otherwise unusual words , which he has catalogued humorously in his three books , along with `` real-life '' situations in which such words might come in handy a spare-time author , his main work lay in his forty years in education policy and management , in both public and private sectors .
he was at various times : leader of australian delegations to the unesco/ibm world conference on public education in geneva and the conference of directors of education in the south pacific ; member of australian delegations to commonwealth of nations education and medical conferences , chairman of the commonwealth of nations book development committee ; member of the national training council and australian apprenticeship advisory committee ; member of the australian council for educational research ; member of interim councils for the royal military college and the national maritime college ; australian representative on the oecd education committee and the international council for educational media ; director of further education in the australian capital territory ; director of the national office of youth affairs ; deputy principal of city international college , sydney ; deputy ceo of st john ambulance in australia -lrb- he is an officer of the order of st john -rrb- ; and vice-president of the abbey museum of art and archaeology in brisbane .
his books about words are published in the usa by david r godine of boston and in the uk by bloomsbury of london .
his other books have included : `` the true believers '' -lrb- about the world of lunatic cults and sects -rrb- ; the pan paperback `` what a way to go '' ; the crime novel `` human remains '' ; `` the creepy-crawly '' -lrb- a book of verse for children -rrb- and `` your child from one to ten '' -lrb- a manual for parents on child development -rrb- .
he has also written and edited books on emergency care and its theoretical medical foundations .
one or another book in the `` superior person 's '' series has been in print at all times since 1979 .
he lives near brisbane in australia with his wife diane , and when not writing collects old 78rpm records , wind-up gramophones , and old english pewter .
