Person Gell; Sir; William (1777 - 1836) Gell William Sir 1777 - 1836 Male 1777 His villa in Naples, Italy 04 February 1836 Burial: The English burial-ground, Naples, Italy

Education: Jesus College, Cambridge. BA (1798), MA (1804) Career: Fellow, Emmanuel College, Cambridge; visited the Troad and established the site of Troy (1804); accompanied Princess (later Queen) Caroline to Italy (1814) and gave evidence at her tiral (1820); lived in Italy (from 1820); visited by Sir Walter Scott (1832) Honours: Kt 1803 Son of Philip Gell of Hopton, Debyshire Fellow 16/04/1807 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1836 No 27 pp 438-439 Notes: He is entered as 'Sir William' in DNB, but there is no mention of when he acquired his knighthood. In both index to BR and R he is simply 'William Gell'. In BR, however, he is indeed 'Sir William Gell' and his knighthood is attributed to the year 1803. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 1777 - 4 Feb 1836 NA4525 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes e4b777ce-daf0-4f3a-8d70-ed5cbc023faa