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Charles Bell
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Scottish physician, painter and theologian (1774–1842)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1774-11-12 ) 12 November 1774, Edinburgh , Scotland
- Died
- 28 April 1842 (1842-04-28) (aged 67), Hallow, Worcestershire , England
- Alma mater
- University of Edinburgh
- Known for
- Authority on the human nervous system
- Awards
- Royal Medal (1829)
- Fields
- Anatomy
- Institutions
- Surgeon, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (1799–), Practising surgeon, London (1804–), Principal lecturer, Great Windmill Street School of Anatomy (1812–25), Lectured at Middlesex Hospital etc (1812–36), Professor of Surgery, Edinburgh University (1836–42)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Family name
- Bell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh
- Place of death
- Worcester
- Sibling
- John Bell
- Occupation
- painter
- Employer
- University of Edinburgh
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- William Hunter
- Field of work
- natural theology
- Image
- CharlesBell001.jpg
- Work location
- Scotland
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- member of
- Académie Nationale de Médecine
- date of death
- 1842-04-28
- writing language
- English language
- date of birth
- 1774-11-12
- name in native language
- Charles Bell
- different from
- Charles Bell
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Works in European collections
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Charles Bell KH FRS FRSE FRCSE MWS (12 November 1774 – 28 April 1842) was a Scottish surgeon, anatomist, physiologist, neurologist, artist, and philosophical theologian. Bell discovered the difference between sensory nerves and motor nerves in the spinal cord, and also described Bell's palsy.
His three older brothers included Robert Bell (1757–1816) a Writer to the Signet, John Bell (1763–1820), also a noted surgeon and writer; and the advocate George Joseph Bell (1770–1843) who became a professor of law at the University of Edinburgh and a principal clerk at the Court of Session.
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