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  Sir Charles Bell (www.whonamedit.com)
Charles Bell was the younger brother of John Bell (1763-1820), who was to become a well known surgeon, famous as a teacher, author, and the owner of a well appointed library.
In 1799 Charles Bell graduated at the university of Edinburgh, and was admitted to the Royal College of Surgeons.
Charles Bell was even higher recognized abroad than at home, but in 1824 he became the first professor of anatomy and surgery of the College of Surgeons in London, where he was well known for his well prepared and elegant lectures.
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  Charles Bell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Charles Bell (November 1774, in Doun in Monteath, Edinburgh - April 28, 1842, in North Hallow, Worcestershire) was a Scottish anatomist, surgeon, physiologist and natural theologian.
Bell's palsy: a unilateral idiopathic paralysis of facial muscles due to a lesion of the facial nerve.
Bell's phenomenon: An upward movement of the eye and the eyelid which occurs when a person affected with Bell's paralysis tries to close the eye.
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 Sir Charles Bell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Sir Charles Bell was an anatomist and surgeon who was well known for his many important discoveries.
Bell was born in Worcestershire in 1774, and was raised by his mother.
Charles Bell's older brother was John Bell, who was a well known surgeon, teacher, and author (Enerson, 2001).
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 Significant Scots - Sir Charles Bell
BELL, SIR CHARLES, was born at Edinburgh in 1774.
Charles, the youngest, was less favourably situated than his brothers for a complete education, but his own observation and natural aptitude supplied the deficiency.
Bell had determined to be "chief of his profession in character," and to attain this daring height much had to be surmounted.
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 HighBeam Encyclopedia - Bell, Sir Charles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
BELL, SIR CHARLES [Bell, Sir Charles] 1774-1842, Scottish anatomist and surgeon.
He became professor of anatomy and surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, in 1824 and was professor of surgery at the Univ. of Edinburgh from 1836.
Sir William Davenant's use of Shakespeare in 'The Law Against Lovers' (1662).
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 Sir Charles Bell 1774-1842 - Bell's Palsy
Charles Bell was a Scottish surgeon-anatomist who early on published "Essays on the Anatomy of Expression in Painting" for instructing artists and this was based on his anatomic knowledge.He established that the nerves of the special senses could be traced from specific areas of the brain to their end organs.
Born in Scotland, Charles Bell studied anatomy and medicine at the University of Edinburgh.
Bell was an expert surgeon: he served as a surgeon with the British army at the famous Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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 Sir Charles Bell: The artist who went to the roots! Kazi Rehan A, Rhys-Evans P - J Postgrad Med
Sir Charles Bell was born on 12th November 1774, United Kingdom, as one of three sons of a minister of the Church of England.
Charles Bell was the younger brother of John Bell (1763-1820), who was to become a well-known surgeon, famous as a teacher and author.
Loudon IS. Sir Charles Bell and the anatomy of expression.
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 Bioline International Official Site (site up-dated regularly)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Sir Charles Bell was born on 12th November 1774, United Kingdom, as one of three sons of a minister of the Church of England.
Charles Bell was the younger brother of John Bell (1763-1820), who was to become a well-known surgeon, famous as a teacher and author.
Loudon IS. Sir Charles Bell and the anatomy of expression.
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 BBC - h2g2 - Great Thirteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet - A415450
Sir Charles Bell was a career diplomat in the service of the British Raj, the personification of the grandeur of an empire that spanned the world.
Sir Charles Bell gives us a unique insight into the personality of the man behind the ritual and pageantry of his high office.
This man, who ruled with absolute authority and was revered as a living god, gave Sir Charles Bell his friendship; and, through his eyes, we see a man of warmth and charm, who loved his dogs and his garden.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/alabaster/A415450   (1695 words)

  
 [Letter] 1829 August 1, Soho Square (London), [to] Dear Sir / Charles Bell.
The typed words "Sir Charles Bell" have been affixed to the bottom of the recto.
Bell asks the recipient's assistance, and promises to inform him of the answer made to his application.
A physiologist and a surgeon interested in the human brain and nervous system, Bell practiced at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, the Hunterian School of Medicine on London 19s Great Windmill Street, the Middlesex Hospital, and the Royal College of Surgeons.
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 Charles Bell: The Anatomy of the Brain, first edition
These drawings, which are remarkable for artistic skill and finish, were taken from dissections made by Bell for the lectures or demonstrations he gave on the nervous system as part of the course of anatomical instruction of his brother" (1911 Online Encyclopedia).
Bell was a highly accomplished anatomist whose later work on the brain led to the dramatic discovery of the different functions of the nerves corresponding with their relations to different parts of the brain.
Bell was trained as an artist as well as an anatomist, and these drawings of the brain "are among the most beautiful in neuroanatomy" (Norman 168).
www.manhattanrarebooks-medicine.com /bell_brain.htm   (225 words)

  
 Bell, Sir Charles. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
He was the first to distinguish between the motor and the sensory functions of the nerves; this work was confirmed and elaborated by Magendie in 1822.
Among Bell’s works is The Nervous System of the Human Body (1830).
by his wife, 1870); biographies by E. Bramwell (1935) and Sir Gordon Gordon-Taylor and E. Walls (1958).
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 Overview of Sir Charles Bell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Born in Edinburgh, the son of a clergyman, Bell was educated at the High School there before entering the University of Edinburgh to study anatomy and medicine.
A pioneer in neurology, Bell was able to distinguish between motor and sensory function in the nerves of the spine and determined that nerves were routed to specific functional regions of the brain.
In 1809, Bell went to the Haslar Hospital (Portsmouth) to study the wounded brought from the Battle of Corunna in Spain.
www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/people/famousfirst1633.html   (352 words)

  
 Sir Charles Bell Socieryy Home Page
Sir Charles Bell Society is an international multi-diciplinary organization created at the VII International Facial Nerve Symposium (Koln 1992) dedicated to collection, dissemination and Interchange of ideas relating to the facial nerve, thus furthering cooperation and encouraging global friendships.
The application is to be sent to the Coordinator of the SCBS or to a member of the Board of Directors of the SCBS, who in turn contact the local coordinator.
The use of the SCBS logo and/or letter head is strictly reserved to the members of the Board of Directors, the coordinators or the persons who work on an explicit assignment from the Board of Directors.
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 SIR CHARLES BELL (1774... - Online Information article about SIR CHARLES BELL (1774...
They were not only a distinct and definite advance in scientific knowledge, but from them flowed many practical results of much importance in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
It is not surprising that Bell should have viewed his results with exultation.
On the 26th of November 1807, he wrote to his brother George:—" I have done a more interesting nova anatomic cerebri humani than it is possible to conceive.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /BEC_BER/BELL_SIR_CHARLES_17741842_.html   (1937 words)

  
 Sir Charles Bell
Scottish anatomist, born at Edinburgh in November 1774, the youngest son of the Rev. William Bell, a clergyman of the Episcopal Church of Scotland; among his brothers were the anatomist, John Bell, and the jurist, G. Bell.
These drawings, which are remarkable for artistic skill and finish, were taken from dissections made by Bell for the lectures or demonstrations he gave on the nervous system as part of the course of anatomical instruction of his brother.
The Royal Society of London awarded to him in 1829 the first annual medal of that year given by King George IV for discoveries in science; and when King William IV ascended the throne, Charles Bell received the honor of knighthood along with a few other men distinguished in science and literature.
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 DR. CHARLES BELL (1774-1842)
Charles Bell was a Scottish surgeon-anatomist who early on published "Essays on the Anatomy of Expression in Painting" for instructing artists and this was based on his anatomic knowledge.
He established that the nerves of the special senses could be traced from specific areas of the brain to their end organs.
He also demonstrated that the cranial nerve V was sensory to the face and motor to mastication whereas cranial nerve VII controlled muscles of expression.
www.uic.edu /depts/mcne/founders/page0007.html   (120 words)

  
 Famous Scots
Sir Thomas Craig - Scottish jurist and poet
Sir Robert Murray - a founder of the Royal Society
Sir Robert Sibbald - Scottish physician and antiquary
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 Amazon.com: Tibet: Past and Present: Books: Charles Bell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Sir Charles Bell gives an inside view of the Tibet which he served for eighteen years on the Indo-Tibetan frontier.
Sir Charles Bell's book gave an interesting glimpse into parts of the Tibetan history both by first hand account and second hand reading of other sources.
Additionally, Sir Charles Bell added his personal involvement of the British government in the political affairs of the Tibetans and the Chinese.
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 Amazon.ca: Portrait of a Dalai Lama: The Life and Times of the Great Thirteenth: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Sir Charles Bell was a career diplomat in the service of the British raj, the personification of the grandeur of an empire that spanned the world.
Sir Charles Bell gives us a unique insight into the personality of the man behind the ritual and pageantry of the Dalai Lama's high office.
This man, who ruled with absolute authority and was revered as a living god, gave Sir Charles Bell his friendship; and, through his eyes, we see a man of warmth and charm, who loved his dogs and his garden.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/086171055X   (721 words)

  
 Charles Bell
Sir Charles Bell - Bell, Sir Charles, 1774–1842, Scottish anatomist and surgeon.
Medical contributions of the Bell families span 2 centuries: famous name follows generations of surgeons, including anatomy professor......
Charles Guilbert and Serge Murphy were recently presented with the $10,000 Bell Canada Award in Video Art.(Brief Article)
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 Re: Sir Charles BELL -- Scotland Genealogy Message Board   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
My side of the family is descended from Sir Charles Bell's brother whose name i believe was John.
One of my aunts is custodian of certain items of Sir Charles Bell that have been donated to the Middlesex Hospital.
We do still have some items that i believe belonged to Sir Charles along with books that related to him or members of his family.
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 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Chronicles of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Chronicles of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Not exactly, but Dr. Joseph Bell, the man who inspired the character of Sherlock Holmes shared many qualities with the famous detective.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle didn't just write mysteries, he actually solved a few.
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 Classical
Charles Ives: The Celestial Country - St. Olaf's Choir and Chamber Ensemble
Mozart Requiem - Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Sir Charles Mackerras
Bartok & Kodaly - Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Sir Charles Mackerras
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 AIM25: Senate House Library, University of London: Bell, Professor Sir Charles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Administrative/Biographical history: Charles Bell was born at Edinburgh in November 1774.
Bell became ill with heart disease and died on 28 April 1842.
Scope and content/abstract: Journals of Sir Charles Bell's tour of Italy in 1840.
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 Re: Sir Charles BELL -- Scotland Genealogy Message Board   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
I am French and I am writing a book about Sir Charles Bell's stay in Brussels in 1815, and I would like to know more about what he did there and then.
I would be very happy to get in touch with your family and to tell you more about all that.
>Dear Mr Chris Bell, >I am French and I am writing a book about Sir Charles >Bell's stay in Brussels in 1815, and I would like to >know more about what he did there and then.
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 B3 Edgar Rice Burroughs Library
Sir Charles' biography of the Dalai Lama, Portrait of a Dalai Lama: The Life and Times of the Great Thirteenth is the story of that friendship.
Sir Charles Bell gives us a unique insight into the personality of the man behind the ritual and pageantry of his high office.
Upon his death, the estate of Richard Winthrop, the mafitre of a French Canadian village, is inherited by his American nephew, Stephen Winthrop, who continues to live a wild life in New York and neglects the responsibilities of his new position.
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 Journal of Postgraduate Medicine: Sir Charles Bell: the artist who went to the roots!(Looking Back)@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Author: Rhys-Evans, P. Sir Charles Bell was born on 12th November 1774, United Kingdom, as one of three sons of a minister of the Church of England.
(1-3) His father died when he was only 5 years old and so the personality and career of Charles Bell was greatly influenced by his mother.
It is not surprising then, that Charles became a sensitive, aesthetic...
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