Henry Glassford Bell

Scottish lawyer, poet and historian (1803-1874)
Person human Q5721991
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Henry Glassford Bell is a human[1]. He was born in Glasgow[2]. He was born on November 5, 1803[3]. He died on January 7, 1874[4]. He worked as a lawyer[5], poet[6], and historian[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Glasgow[2].
  • Henry Glassford Bell was born on November 5, 1803[3].
  • Henry Glassford Bell died on January 7, 1874[4].
  • Henry Glassford Bell held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • Henry Glassford Bell's professions included lawyer[5].
  • Henry Glassford Bell's professions included poet[6].
  • Henry Glassford Bell's professions included historian[7].
  • Henry Glassford Bell was educated at High School of Glasgow[10].
  • Henry Glassford Bell is recorded as male[11].
  • Henry Glassford Bell's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Henry Glassford Bell's Commons category is recorded as Henry Glassford Bell[13].
  • Henry Glassford Bell's family name is recorded as Bell[14].
  • Henry Glassford Bell's given name is recorded as Henry[15].
  • Henry Glassford Bell's given name is recorded as Glassford[16].
  • Henry Glassford Bell's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[17].
  • Henry Glassford Bell's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18].
  • Henry Glassford Bell's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Henry Glassford Bell's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Henry Glassford Bell's sibling is recorded as Jane Cross Simpson[21].
  • Henry Glassford Bell's writing language is recorded as English[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Glasgow[2], Henry Glassford Bell… he was born on November 5, 1803[3].

Education

Henry Glassford Bell's education included a stint at High School of Glasgow[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lawyer[5], poet[6], and historian[7].

Death and Burial

Henry Glassford Bell died on January 7, 1874[4].

Why It Matters

Henry Glassford Bell ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Henry Glassford Bell born?

Born in Glasgow[2].

What did Henry Glassford Bell do for work?

Henry Glassford Bell worked as lawyer[5], poet[6], and historian[7].

Where did Henry Glassford Bell go to school?

Henry Glassford Bell was educated at High School of Glasgow[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Henry Glassford Bell. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/henry-glassford-bell
MLA “Henry Glassford Bell.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/henry-glassford-bell.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_henry-glassford-bell_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Henry Glassford Bell}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/henry-glassford-bell}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Henry Glassford Bell — https://4ort.xyz/entity/henry-glassford-bell (retrieved 2026-10-11)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/henry-glassford-bell · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20w ago · TenebrousFox · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rijksmuseum research library authority id → 8226
    V&a person id → AUTH331012
    Canadian writing research collaboratory id → orlando:143fc159-cbbc-4f69-bad1-748829d0f8b8
    Lucerna person id → 6001735
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ V&a person id: AUTH331012, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/106260251|Henry Glassford Bell (#106260251)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4060|V&A arti"
  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1803-11-05T00:00:00Z
    Image → Henry Glassford Bell2.jpg
    Sibling → Jane Cross Simpson
    Isfdb author id → 165916
    + 46 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.