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Name
  
Ernest Bell


Died
  
July 11, 2006

Professor Ernest Arthur Bell CB (1926–2006) was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1981 to 1988, the first biochemist to be appointed to the post.

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Early life

Bell was born at Gosforth, Northumberland on 20 June 1926 and was educated at Dame Allan's School, Newcastle upon Tyne. He took a degree in Biology at Durham University and was awarded a doctorate at Trinity College, Dublin.

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. He was vice-president of the Linnean Society from 1982 to 1986.

Honours

He was appointed a Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath in 1987.

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 on 11 June 2006, aged 79.

References

Ernest Arthur Bell Wikipedia