Alexander Melville Bell
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1819 – 1905
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Who was Alexander Melville Bell?
Alexander Melville Bell was a teacher and researcher of physiological phonetics and was the author of numerous works on orthoepy and elocution.
Additionally he was also the creator of Visible Speech which was used to help the deaf learn to talk, and was the father of Alexander Graham Bell.
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- Born
- Mar 1, 1819
Edinburgh - Parents
- Spouses
- Eliza Grace Symonds
( - 1897/01/05)
- Eliza Grace Symonds
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Lived in
- Edinburgh
- Died
- Aug 7, 1905
- Resting place
- Rock Creek Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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