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Joseph Bell FRCSE was a Scottish surgeon and lecturer at the medical school of the University of Edinburgh in the 19th century. He is best known as an inspiration for the literary character Sherlock H
Dr Joseph Bell
Bell's house in Melville Crescent, Edinburgh (centre)
Dr Joseph Bell's grave, Dean Cemetery
The murder of Elizabeth Chantrelle was a crime committed by Frenchman Eugène Marie Chantrelle in 1878 in Edinburgh. Eugène was Elizabeth's former teacher who had married her when she was 17; on 2 Janu
Joseph Bell
…you that I owe Sherlock Holmes". Bell was involved in several police investigations, mostly in Scotland. Bell assisted in the investigation into the murder of Elizabeth Chantrelle in 1878, along with Edinburgh forensic expert Henry Littlejohn. In 1893, Bell and Littlejohn were called upon to investigate the Ardlamont mystery, and…
Elizabeth Chantrelle c. 1876
Eugène Chantrelle c. 1867
Eugène Chantrelle around the time of the trial in 1878