Bell, Charles Alfred, Sir, 1870-1945

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Bell, Charles Alfred, Sir, 1870-1945
Other forms of name
Cha'ersi, Bei'er, 1870-1945
Pai-erh, 1870-1945
Bell, Charles, Sir, 1870-1945
Bell, C. A. (Charles Alfred), Sir, 1870-1945
Pʻei-erh, 1870-1945
Date of birth
1870-10-31
Date of death
1945-03-08
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 41928590
Wikidata: Q1935496
Library of congress: n 50006501
Sources of Information
  • Shi san shi Dalai lama zhuan, 1985:title page (查尔斯・贝尔 = Cha'ersi, Bei'er [chi rom.])
  • His Manual of colloquial Tibetan, 1905.
  • His The people of Tibet, 1981:t.p. (Sir Charles Bell)
  • His English-Tibetan colloquial dictionary, 1985?:t.p. (C.A. Bell; Pʻei-erh)

Wikipedia description:

Sir Charles Alfred Bell (October 31, 1870 – March 8, 1945) was the British Political Officer for Bhutan, Sikkim and Tibet. He was known as "British India's ambassador to Tibet" before retiring and becoming a noted tibetologist.

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