Bell

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Bell is a common English surname notably associated with inventor Alexander Graham Bell, pioneer of the telephone.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf English-language surname
disambiguation of multiple people with surname Bell
engineer
family name
inventor
person
person
scientist
surname
telecommunications company
awardReceived Legion of Honour
Volta Prize
birthDate 1847-03-03
burialPlace Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia
countryOfBirth Scotland
countryOfCitizenship Canada
United Kingdom
United States
deathDate 1922-08-02
derivedFrom Middle English word "belle"
familyName Bell
Hubbard
fieldOfWork aeronautics
deaf education
telecommunications
founded Bell Telephone Company
givenName Alexander
hasNotableBearer Alexander Graham Bell
John Bell
industry telecommunications
knownFor founding the Bell Telephone Company
invention of the telephone
languageOfOrigin English
notableFounder Alexander Graham Bell
notableInvention metal detector
photophone
practical telephone
occupation teacher of the deaf
university professor
placeOfBirth Edinburgh
spouse Alexander Graham Bell
Mabel Gardiner Hubbard
usageRegion Australia
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States


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