Charles Frederic Moberly Bell
British journalist
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- April 2, 1847, Alexandria, Egypt
Charles Frederic Moberly Bell (born April 2, 1847, Alexandria, Egypt—died April 5, 1911, London, England) was a British journalist who played a significant part in the management of The Times (London) during a troubled period. Educated privately in England, Bell returned to Alexandria in 1865 to work for a commercial firm but soon established an informal connection with The Times; in 1875 he became its official correspondent. In 1880 he helped to found the Egyptian Gazette. It was after a visit to Egypt by A.F. Walter, chief proprietor of The Times, that Bell was invited, in 1890, to assist in ...(100 of 249 words)