Thomas Bell

English zoologist, surgeon and writer (1792–1880)

Person human Q644875

Facts

22 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[21]
Date of birth: October 11, 1792
Date of death: March 13, 1880
Place of birth: Poole
Place of death: Selborne
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain^[12]^[13]
Occupation: zoologist, herpetologist, carcinologist, surgeon, physician
Employer: King's College London^[15]
Position held: President of the Linnean Society of London^[14]
Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society^[16]
Spouse: Jane S. Bell^[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[28]
Author citation (zoology): Bell^[24]
Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[25]^[26]^[27]
Family name: Bell^[22]
Given name: Thomas^[23]
Member of: Royal Society of London, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Royal Entomological Society^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]
Number of children: +1^[29]
P14397: 379
Place of burial: Church of St Mary^[10]
Writing language: English^[30]

🏷️ Also known as

en Thomas Bell ar توماس بيل fa توماس بل he תומאס בל ru Белл, Томас ru Томас Белл zh 托馬斯·貝爾 (動物學家)

🔖 Identifiers · 55

ISNI: 0000000083761059
VIAF cluster ID: 41954964
Library of Congress authority ID: n86848099
GND ID: 117583855
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Bell Thomas 1792-1880.png ↗
Alexander Turnbull Library ID: 79283
Alvin ID: alvin-person:8325
BHL creator ID: 2014
BIBSYS ID: 98017527
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 125520522
British Museum person or institution ID: 84329
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp01351845

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CONOR.BG ID: 18114917
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11377722
CiNii Research ID: 1140282266856607744
Curran Index contributor ID: 2644
DDB person (GND) ID: 117583855
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 117583855
Entomologists of the World ID: 2056
FAST ID: 181904
FactGrid item ID: list of state leaders in 1955
Find a Grave memorial ID: 42344784
Freebase ID: /m/06nzfn
IdRef ID: 034805338
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 117583855
LBT person ID: ThBell1880
Leopoldina member ID (new): thomas-bell
Libraries Australia ID: 36146435
Luminous-Lint ID: Thomas__Bell
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID: 121924
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA11352371
NLA Trove people ID: 1220035
NUKAT ID: n2013174159
National Library of Ireland ID: vtls000044574
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007384463605171
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: mp00363
National Virtual Library of India ID: 487602
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 131272853, 069007535
Online Books Page author ID: Bell, Thomas, 1792-1880
Open Library ID: OL2515983A
OpenMLOL author ID: 135838
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 2029
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID: NA7505
Plarr ID: E003654b
Prabook ID: 1847769
Project Gutenberg author ID: 59558
SBN author ID: TO0V430231
SNAC ARK ID: w6xx23qx
Science Museum people ID: ap24297
UK National Archives ID: F35906
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme): a1110006
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJt8gbdMhqJjDvhMpt69Xd
Yale LUX ID: person/98d30026-0011-4b79-a8e6-8c29e7a760f2
ZSL authority ID: bell-thomas-fl-1830
ZooBank author ID: D39E57E0-1626-4135-A36E-406A394F544F

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🔗 Connections

Member of 4

Royal Society of London, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Royal Entomological Society

Occupation 3

surgeon, zoologist, herpetologist

Country of citizenship 2

Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Described by source 2

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia

Award received 1

Fellow of the Royal Society

Employer 1

King's College London

FactGrid item ID 1

list of state leaders in 1955

Family name 1

Bell

Given name 1

Thomas

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Named after 1

Bell's anglehead lizard

Place of birth 1

Poole

Place of death 1

Selborne

Sex or gender 1

male

Works by author 1

Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle

Writing language 1

English

← Relative 1

Philip Henry Gosse

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Summary

Thomas Bell was born on October 11, 1792^[1], in Poole^[2]. He died on March 13, 1880^[3], in Selborne^[4]. He worked as a zoologist^[5], herpetologist^[6], carcinologist^[7], surgeon^[8], and physician^[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Thomas Bell include Bell's anglehead lizard^[31], a taxon^[32].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle^[33], a literary work^[34], written by Charles Darwin^[35]. Entities named for him include Bell's anglehead lizard^[31], a taxon^[32].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Bell born?

Thomas Bell was born in Poole^[2].

Where did Thomas Bell die?

Thomas Bell died in Selborne^[4].

Who was Thomas Bell married to?

Thomas Bell's spouses include Jane S. Bell^[11].

What did Thomas Bell do for work?

Thomas Bell worked as a zoologist^[5], herpetologist^[6], carcinologist^[7], surgeon^[8], and physician^[9].

What awards did Thomas Bell receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Thomas Bell — place of birth (P19): Poole. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Thomas Bell — place of death (P20): Selborne. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Thomas Bell — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-06-23. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Thomas Bell — spouse (P26): Jane S. Bell. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2019-01-15. findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Thomas Bell — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Thomas Bell — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of Great Britain. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Thomas Bell — position held (P39): President of the Linnean Society of London. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Thomas Bell — occupation (P106): zoologist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Thomas Bell — occupation (P106): herpetologist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Thomas Bell — occupation (P106): carcinologist. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Thomas Bell — occupation (P106): surgeon. Retrieved 2019-06-17. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Thomas Bell — occupation (P106): physician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Thomas Bell — employer (P108): King's College London. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Thomas Bell — place of burial (P119): Church of St Mary. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2019-01-15. findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Thomas Bell — award received (P166): Fellow of the Royal Society. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Thomas Bell — member of (P463): Royal Society of London. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Thomas Bell — member of (P463): German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Thomas Bell — member of (P463): Hungarian Academy of Sciences. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Thomas Bell — member of (P463): Royal Entomological Society. Biodiversity Heritage Library. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Thomas Bell — date of birth (P569): October 11, 1792. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Thomas Bell — date of death (P570): March 13, 1880. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Thomas Bell — family name (P734): Bell. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Thomas Bell — given name (P735): Thomas. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Thomas Bell — author citation (zoology) (P835): Bell. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Thomas Bell — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Thomas Bell — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Thomas Bell — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Thomas Bell — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Thomas Bell — number of children (P1971): 1. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Thomas Bell — writing language (P6886): English. wikidata.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

[34] ↑ Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle — P31: literary work. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[35] ↑ Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle — P50: Charles Darwin. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[32] ↑ Bell's anglehead lizard — P31: taxon. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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