Julia Bell
Julia Bell | |
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| Born | 28 January 1879 Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Died | 26 April 1979 (aged 100) London, England |
| Education | Girton College, Cambridge; Trinity College, Dublin; London School of Medicine for Women; London School of Medicine for Women (Royal Free Hospital) |
| Known for | Statistical investigations of the inheritance of anomalies and diseases |
| Awards | Weldon Memorial Prize (1941) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics eugenics |
| Institutions | University College London, Medical Research Council |
| Academic advisors | Karl Pearson |
Julia Bell MA Dubl (1901) MRCS LRCP (1920) MRCP (1926) FRCP (1938) (28 January 1879 – 26 April 1979) was one of the pioneers of eugenics and human genetics. Her early career as a statistical assistant to Karl Pearson (1857–1936) marked the beginning of a lifelong professional association with the Galton Laboratory for National Eugenics (renamed the Department of Human Genetics and Biometry in 1966) at University College London. Bell's work as a human geneticist was based on her statistical investigations into the inheritance of anomalies and diseases of the eye, nervous diseases, muscular dystrophies, and digital anomalies.