Joseph Bell
(1837-1911)

Pioneer in forensic science, surgeon, lecturer, and inspiration for Sherlock Holmes

Died aged c. 74

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Joseph Bell 1837 - 1911. Pioneer in forensic science, surgeon, university lecturer to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and inspiration for Sherlock Holmes. Lived here 1884 - 1911.

2 Melville Crescent, Edinburgh, United Kingdom where they lived