Ernest Arthur Bell
Ernest Arthur Bell CB (20 June 1926 – 11 June 2006)[1][2] was an English botanist and chemist who was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1981 to 1988,[2] the first biochemist to be appointed to the post.[2]
Early life
Arthur Bell was born at Gosforth, Northumberland and was educated at Dame Allan's School, Newcastle upon Tyne.[2] He took a degree in Chemistry at Durham University and was awarded a doctorate at Trinity College Dublin in 1950.[2][3]
Professional career
Bell started his career at
Linnean Society from 1982 to 1986.[1]
Honours
He was appointed a
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath in 1987.[2] In 1990 he was made an honorary fellow of Trinity College Dublin.[4]
Personal life
He married Jean Ogilvie in 1952 and they had three children together – two sons and a daughter.[2]
Death
He died at St George's Hospital, Tooting in 2006, aged 79.[1]
References
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Arthur Bell". The Daily Telegraph. 27 June 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ISBN 1-871408-07-5.
- ISBN 1-871408-07-5.
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