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Joseph Bell

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Scottish physician (1837–1911)

Person · Open Library

Works
44

Top works

  • Visions for the Teller County landscape
  • A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four
  • God's Gambit
  • Manual of the Operations of Surgery - for the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
  • A probationary surgical essay, on retention of urine

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Listeners
385
Total plays
1,635

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5 total works indexed

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Key facts

Born
( 1837-12-02 ) 2 December 1837, Edinburgh , Scotland
Died
4 October 1911 (1911-10-04) (aged 73), Milton Bridge, Midlothian, Scotland
Resting place
Dean Cemetery , Edinburgh, Scotland
Education
University of Edinburgh Medical School
Spouse
Edith Katherine Erskine Murray
Children
5; three survived infancy

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Joseph
Family name
Bell
Gender
male
Citizenship
British Empire
Place of birth
Edinburgh
Place of death
Edinburgh
Occupation
pathologist
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
veterinary medicine
Image
Joseph Bell.jpg
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date of birth
1837-12-02
date of death
1911-10-04
Commons category
Joseph Bell
place of burial
Dean Cemetery
name in native language
Joseph Bell
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Encyclopedic overview

Bell's house in Melville Crescent, Edinburgh (centre) Dr Joseph Bell's grave, Dean Cemetery

Joseph Bell FRCSE (2 December 1837 – 4 October 1911) was a Scottish surgeon and lecturer at the medical school of the University of Edinburgh in the 19th century. He is best known as an inspiration for the literary character Sherlock Holmes.

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