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Alexander Melville Bell

British linguist

Died when: 86 years 159 days (1037 months)
Star Sign: Pisces

 

Alexander Melville Bell

Alexander Melville Bell (1 March 1819 – 7 August 1905) 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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