Samuel Bowen

For the Welsh Independent minister, see Samuel Bowen (Independent minister). For the English footballer Samuel Edward Bowen, see Teddy Bowen.

Samuel Bowen
DiedDecember 30, 1777
London, England
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Farmer
Known forIntroduction of soya bean to North America

Samuel Bowen (died 30 December 1777) was an English entrepreneur and farmer who established an estate in Savannah, Province of Georgia, where he cultivated the first soya beans in North America. While earlier sources credited Benjamin Franklin with the introduction of the soya bean to North America, later research has shown that Bowen was responsible.[1][2]

  1. ^ Chaplin 1996, p. 146-7.
  2. ^ Omahen, Sharon (30 August 2006). "Soybeans". New Georgia Encyclopedia. University of Georgia. Retrieved 25 April 2014.