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'''Sir Harold Idris Bell''' [[Order of the Bath|CB]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] ([[2 October]] [[1879]]–[[22 January]] [[1967]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[papyrology|papyrologist]] (specialising in [[Roman Egypt]]) and scholar of [[Welsh literature]].
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'''Sir Harold Idris Bell''' {{Postnominals|country=UK|size=100%|CB|OBE}} (2 October 1879 – 22 January 1967) was a British museum curator, [[papyrology|papyrologist]] (specialising in [[Roman Egypt]]) and scholar of [[Welsh-language literature|Welsh literature]].


Bell was born at [[Epworth]], [[Lincolnshire]] to an [[England|English]] father and a [[Wales|Welsh]] mother. He was educated at [[Nottingham High School]] and [[Oriel College, Oxford]]. In 1903, he joined the [[British Museum]] as an assistant in the Department of Manuscripts and remained there his entire working life, becoming Deputy Keeper of the Department in 1927 and Keeper in 1929. He retired in 1944.
Bell was born at [[Epworth, England|Epworth]], [[Lincolnshire]] to an [[England|English]] father and a [[Wales|Welsh]] mother. His maternal grandfather, John Hughes of Rhuddlan, was a Welsh speaker.<ref name=":0">Thomas Parry (2001). [https://biography.wales/article/s2-BELL-IDR-1879 Bell, Sir Harold Idris (1879–1967), scholar and translator]. In ''Dictionary of Welsh Biography''.</ref> He was educated at [[Nottingham High School]] and [[Oriel College, Oxford]]. In 1903,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27562 |date=9 June 1903 |page=3650 }}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27572 |date=3 July 1903 |page=4196 }}</ref> he joined the [[British Museum]] as an assistant in the Department of Manuscripts and remained there his entire working life, becoming Deputy Keeper of the Department in 1927<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=33332 |date=25 November 1927 |page=7537 }}</ref> and Keeper in 1929.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=33521 |date=30 July 1929 |page=4996 }}</ref> He retired in 1944, and in 1946 he went to live at Aberystwyth, naming his house Bro Gynin, a sign of his respect for the poet [[Dafydd ap Gwilym]].<ref name=":0" />


Bell was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the 1920 civilian war honours for his wartime services as editor of the Food Supplement of the Daily Review of the Foreign Press. He was appointed [[Order of the Bath|Companion of the Order of the Bath]] (CB) in 1936<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34296 |date=23 June 1936 |page=3998 |supp=y }}</ref> and was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 1946.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=37502 |date=15 March 1946 |page=1387 }}</ref> He was president of the International Association of Papyrologists from 1947 to 1955. He was elected corresponding member of several Continental and American learned societies, and was awarded honorary degrees by the Universities of Wales, Liverpool, Michigan and Brussels. In 1932 the British Academy elected him a Fellow, and he was president from 1946 to 1950.<ref name=":0" /> As president in these post-war years, he worked hard to re-establish scholarly links and co-operation across Europe, especially in his own field of papyrology.<ref>Pasquale Massimo Pinto: 'Harold Idris Bell (1879-1967), in ''Hermae: scholars and scholarship in papyrology II'' / edited by Mario Capasso. Pisa, Roma: Fabrizio Serra Editore, 2010, pp. 31-36</ref>
Bell was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|Officer of the British Empire]] (OBE) in 1920 and [[Order of the Bath|Companion of the Bath]] (CB) in 1936, and was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 1946.
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He was also a poet and translator.<ref>See [http://forgottenpoetsofww1.blogspot.com/2016/02/sir-harold-idris-bell-1879-1967.html Forgotten Poets of the First World War]</ref> His son, [[David Bell (artist)|David Bell]], with whom he translated the works of [[Dafydd ap Gwilym]] in 1942, was the curator of the [[Glynn Vivian Art Gallery]] in Swansea.
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Not to be confused with Harold Bell.

Sir Idris Bell
CB OBE
Image of Idris Bell
Born
Harold Idris Bell

(1879-10-02)October 2, 1879
DiedJanuary 22, 1967(1967-01-22) (aged 87)
Academic work
DisciplineLiterature, Papyrology
Sub-disciplineWelsh-language literature
Main interestsArt curation

Sir Harold Idris Bell CB OBE (2 October 1879 – 22 January 1967) was a British museum curator, papyrologist (specialising in Roman Egypt) and scholar of Welsh literature.

Bell was born at Epworth, Lincolnshire to an English father and a Welsh mother. His maternal grandfather, John Hughes of Rhuddlan, was a Welsh speaker.[1] He was educated at Nottingham High School and Oriel College, Oxford. In 1903,[2][3] he joined the British Museum as an assistant in the Department of Manuscripts and remained there his entire working life, becoming Deputy Keeper of the Department in 1927[4] and Keeper in 1929.[5] He retired in 1944, and in 1946 he went to live at Aberystwyth, naming his house Bro Gynin, a sign of his respect for the poet Dafydd ap Gwilym.[1]

Bell was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1920 civilian war honours for his wartime services as editor of the Food Supplement of the Daily Review of the Foreign Press. He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1936[6] and was knighted in 1946.[7] He was president of the International Association of Papyrologists from 1947 to 1955. He was elected corresponding member of several Continental and American learned societies, and was awarded honorary degrees by the Universities of Wales, Liverpool, Michigan and Brussels. In 1932 the British Academy elected him a Fellow, and he was president from 1946 to 1950.[1] As president in these post-war years, he worked hard to re-establish scholarly links and co-operation across Europe, especially in his own field of papyrology.[8]

He was also a poet and translator.[9] His son, David Bell, with whom he translated the works of Dafydd ap Gwilym in 1942, was the curator of the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Thomas Parry (2001). Bell, Sir Harold Idris (1879–1967), scholar and translator. In Dictionary of Welsh Biography.
  2. ^ "No. 27562". The London Gazette. 9 June 1903. p. 3650.
  3. ^ "No. 27572". The London Gazette. 3 July 1903. p. 4196.
  4. ^ "No. 33332". The London Gazette. 25 November 1927. p. 7537.
  5. ^ "No. 33521". The London Gazette. 30 July 1929. p. 4996.
  6. ^ "No. 34296". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 June 1936. p. 3998.
  7. ^ "No. 37502". The London Gazette. 15 March 1946. p. 1387.
  8. ^ Pasquale Massimo Pinto: 'Harold Idris Bell (1879-1967), in Hermae: scholars and scholarship in papyrology II / edited by Mario Capasso. Pisa, Roma: Fabrizio Serra Editore, 2010, pp. 31-36
  9. ^ See Forgotten Poets of the First World War


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