| Authorised form of name | Gell; Sir; William (1777 - 1836) |
| Dates | 1777 - 1836 |
| Date of birth | 1777 |
| Place of death | His villa in Naples, Italy |
| Date of death | 04 February 1836 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
The English burial-ground, Naples, Italy |
| Activity | 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
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 16/04/1807 |
| Relationships | Son of Philip Gell of Hopton, Debyshire |
| Source | 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. |
| Code | NA4525 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MM/21/100 | Letter from William Gell to Dr Clarke, Jesus College, Cambridge | 1802 |
| EC/1807/01 | Gell, Sir William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |