Ernest Arthur Bell
British biochemist and Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
About Ernest Arthur Bell
Lived 1926 – 2006 (aged 79). Ernest Arthur Bell was a British biochemist, botanist and university teacher.
Ernest Arthur Bell CB (20 June 1926 – 11 June 2006) the first biochemist to be appointed to the post.
Professional career Bell started his career at ICI in 1946, as a research chemist. In 1947 he took up a research post at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1949 he became a lecturer in Biochemistry at King's College London, where he became Professor of Biology and head of the Department of Plant Sciences in 1972.
Personal life He married Jean Ogilvie in 1952 and they had three children together – two sons and a daughter.
Death He died at St George's Hospital, Tooting in 2006, aged 79.
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Who was Ernest Arthur Bell?
British biochemist and Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1926-2006)
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Ernest Arthur Bell was born on 20 June 1926 in Gosforth.
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Ernest Arthur Bell died on 11 June 2006 in Tooting.
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Ernest Arthur Bell was a biochemist, botanist and university teacher.
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Ernest Arthur Bell was British.
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