Joseph Bell
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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
- Educated at
- University of Edinburgh
- Employer
- University of Edinburgh
- 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
- student
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- 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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