Alexander Graham Bell Born

When was Alexander Graham Bell born?

Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847.

Where was Alexander Graham Bell born?

Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. When Alexander Graham Bell was born, he was named Alexander Bell. But, Alexander Graham Bell later adopted the middle name Graham from a friend of his family when he was 11 years old. Alexander Graham Bell added his middle name of Graham to distinguish himself from other Alexander Bells in his family tree. Alexander Graham Bell was most of the time known as Alec.

Alexander Graham Bell' s family

Alexander Graham Bell was not the only one in his family who accomplished great things. The whole Bell family was full of distinguished scholars, artists, and other high achievers.

Alexander Graham Bell 's father and grandfather

Alexander Graham Bell 's father also was a high achiever. His name was Alexander Melville Bell and he was an expert and author in the field of speech and deafness. He taught deaf- mutes to speak. Alexander Melville Bell, father of Alexander Graham Bell, created a technique called Visible Speech which was a code of symbols of positions of the throat, tongue and lips for making sound. This technique greatly helped the deaf because they could use the symbols to learn to make a speech. Alexander Graham Bell 's grandfather also specialized in speech with a focus on drama. Alexander Graham Bell 's grandfather was an actor who was very fond of Shakespeare.

Alexander Graham Bell 's mother

Alexander Graham Bell 's mother was Elisa Symonds. She was deaf but was an outstanding portrait painter and a skillful pianist.