Joseph Bell

Joseph Bell
Joseph Bell
Dr Joseph Bell
Born(1837-12-02)2 December 1837
Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Died4 October 1911(1911-10-04) (aged 73)
Milton Bridge, Midlothian, Scotland[1]
Resting placeDean Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh Medical School
SpouseEdith Katherine Erskine Murray
ChildrenBenjamin Bell
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.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b "Sherlock Holmes, The Original, Dead - Dr. Bell, Scottish Surgeon, Was Reputed Prototype of Conan Doyle's Famous Detective". The New York Times. 4 October 1911. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ^ R B Duthie (2004). "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37175. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ Rodin, Alvin (1985). "Review: Dr. Joe Bell by Ely Liebow". Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences. 40 (1): 107. doi:10.1093/jhmas/40.1.107.

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