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Idris Bell

British papyrologist (1879-1967) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 87

Sir Harold Idris Bell was a British museum curator, papyrologist and scholar of Welsh literature.

Idris Bell is read about 3 times a day, in 6 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 23 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Awards

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Companion of the Order of the Bath

Knight Bachelor

Taylorian Lecture

Country

United Kingdom