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Joseph Bell
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.
Life and career.
Bell was the son of Cecilia Barbara Craigie (1813–1882) and Benjamin Bell (1810–1883), and a great-grandson of Benjamin Bell, considered to be the first Scottish scientific surgeon. In his instruction, Joseph Bell emphasized the importance
Agnes Bell Collier
Agnes Bell Collier (31 January 1860 – 2 January 1930) was a British mathematician who was a pioneer female mathematician, associated with Newnham College, Cambridge.
Born in Hyde, Cheshire, she was the eighth child of Joseph Smith Collier (1818–1869) and his wife Agnes (née Bell; 1824–1898). Her brother was Joseph Donald Collier FRCS. She was educated at Ellerslie Ladies' College, Manchester and Newnham College, Cambridge from 1880 to 1883, passing the Mathematical Tripos in 1883. She