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James Ford Bell

American businessman (1879-1961)
Person Human Q6134061
James Ford Bell
War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948 · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
August 16, 1879
Date of death
May 7, 1961
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
executive, entrepreneur
Father
James Stroud Bell[7]
Child
James Ford Bell Jr., Charles H. Bell[8][9]
Family name
Bell[12]
Given name
James[13]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[14]
Place of burial
Lakewood Cemetery[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en James F. Bell en James Ford Bell ar جيمس فورد بيل
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000063219414
VIAF cluster ID
25796307
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr94008474
GND ID
13356844X
American National Biography ID
1000122
Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America ID
2687
Artists of the World ID
30180269
FAST ID
337510
FamilySearch person ID
KZZ8-S3B
Find a Grave memorial ID
6687714
Freebase ID
/m/02rbdxc
Geni profile ID
6000000175998392822
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J9U entity ID
987007286594805171
LittleSis people ID
95498
NLA Trove people ID
1160644
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000528157
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
121535363
Open Library ID
OL4983030A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095457823
Prabook ID
2186893
SNAC ARK ID
w69p36bm
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJktjCKtbWCfqc3Fvb3RKd
Yale LUX ID
person/11a60123-8283-4a68-bdee-459350e5d427

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Summary

James Ford Bell was born on August 16, 1879[1], in Philadelphia[2]. He died on May 7, 1961[3]. He worked as an executive[4] and entrepreneur[5].

FAQs

Where was James Ford Bell born?

James Ford Bell was born in Philadelphia[2].

Who were James Ford Bell's parents?

James Ford Bell's father was James Stroud Bell[7].

What did James Ford Bell do for work?

James Ford Bell worked as an executive[4] and entrepreneur[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65760: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    J9U entity ID → 987007286594805171
    Child → James Ford Bell Jr., Charles H. Bell
    GND ID → 13356844X
    NLA Trove people ID → 1160644
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32119: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
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