Julia Bell
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For the British author, see Julia Bell (author).
Not to be confused with Julie Bell.
Julia Bell MA Dubl (1901) MRCS LRCP (1920) MRCP (1926) FRCP (1938)[1] (28 January 1879 – 26 April 1979) was one of the pioneers of eugenics and human genetics.[2][3] 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.[4]
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Julia Bell | |
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Born | (1879-01-28)28 January 1879 Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England |
Died | 26 April 1979(1979-04-26) (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 | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (1938), Weldon Memorial Prize (1941) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Genetics eugenics |
Institutions | University College London, Medical Research Council |
Academic advisors | Karl Pearson |
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