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Alexander Graham Bell

Also known as Alexander G. Bell, Graham Bell, Alexander Bell, H. A. Largelamb

Canadian-American scientist inventor of telephone (1847–1922)

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Alexander Graham Bell was a physicist, electrical engineer, and businessperson born in Edinburgh in 1847. He held citizenship in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Bell was educated at the University of Edinburgh and University College London. His professional work focused on speech-language pathology and telephony. He spoke English and American Sign Language.

Bell was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, and the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He received the Edison Medal, Elliott Cresson Medal, Hughes Medal, and recognition in the National Aviation Hall of Fame. He was also recognized in the National Inventors Hall of Fame collection. His spouse was Mabel Gardiner Hubbard.

Bell died of natural causes due to diabetes and pernicious anemia on August 2, 1922, at Beinn Bhreagh, where he is buried. His archives are held at the Library of Congress. He is described in sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography.

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Born: 1847
Died: 1922
Works: 73

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Instance of: human
Given name: Graham
Family name: Bell
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Place of birth: Edinburgh
Place of death: Beinn Bhreagh
Spouse: Mabel Gardiner Hubbard
Father: Alexander Melville Bell
Occupation: professor
Employer: Smithsonian Institution
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Notable work: invention of telephone
Academic degree: Doctor of Sciences
Field of work: telephony
Mass: 111
Image: Alexander Graham Bell.jpg
Height: 183

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date of birth: 1847-03-03
date of death: 1922-08-02
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described by source: Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia
cause of death: diabetes
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Alexander Graham Bell
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place of burial: Beinn Bhreagh
medical condition: pernicious anemia
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Encyclopedic overview

Alexander Graham Bell (/ˈɡreɪ.əm/ ; born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885.

Bell's father, grandfather, and brother had all been associated with work on elocution and speech, and both his mother and wife were deaf, profoundly influencing Bell's life's work. His research on hearing and speech further led him to experiment with hearing devices, which eventually culminated in his being awarded the first U.S. patent for the telephone, on March 7, 1876. Bell considered his invention an intrusion on his real work as a scientist and refused to have a telephone in his study.

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