Alexander Melville Bell

Alexander Melville Bell (1 March 1819  7 August 1905) was a teacher and researcher of physiological phonetics and was the author of numerous works on orthoepy and elocution.

Alexander Melville Bell
Born(1819-03-01)1 March 1819
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died7 August 1905(1905-08-07) (aged 86)
Washington D.C., U.S.
Resting placeRock Creek Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh
Occupations
  • Teacher
  • lecturer
  • scholar
Employervarious universities
Spouses
Eliza Symonds
(m. 1844)
  • Harriet G. Shibley
ChildrenMelville James Bell (1845–70)
Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922)
Edward Charles Bell (1848–67)
Parent(s)Alexander Bell (1790–1865)
Elizabeth Colville (d. 1856)
Signature

Additionally he was also the creator of Visible Speech which was used to help the deaf learn to talk, and was the father of Alexander Graham Bell.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.