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Anthea Bell

English translator (1936-2018)
Person Human Q4771483

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[20]
Date of birth
May 10, 1936
Date of death
October 18, 2018
Place of birth
Sudbury
Place of death
Cambridge
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
translator
Field of work
literary translation, translation into English, translation from German, translation from French, translations from Danish[10][11][12][13][14]
Educated at
Somerville College[15]
Award received
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[16][17][18]
Father
Adrian Bell[6]
Spouse
Antony Kamm[7]
Child
Oliver Kamm[8]
Sibling
Martin Bell[32]
Cause of death
Alzheimer's disease[21]
Work location
Cambridge[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, English, French, Danish[27][28][29][30]
Described by source
Anthea Bell, Translator of Freud, Kafka and Comics, Dies at 82[26]
Family name
Bell[22]
Given name
Anthea[23]
Manner of death
natural causes[25]
Member of
Royal Society of Literature[19]
Name in native language
Anthea Bell[31]
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Writing language
English[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en Anthea Bell ar أنثيا بيل el Άνθια Μπελ fa بل، آنتهآ he אנתיאה בל
🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
0000000122790646
VIAF cluster ID
44295213
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80004275
GND ID
113431856
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Anthea Bell gives a speech on receiving Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.jpg ↗
BD Gest' author ID
27749
BIBSYS ID
98009073
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
118910223
CONOR.SR ID
34933863
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10470935
CiNii Research ID
1140845216679001216
Comic Vine ID
4040-94266
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DDB person (GND) ID
113431856
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
113431856
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
89232
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
bell_anthea
FAST ID
48609
Freebase ID
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GCD creator ID
21359
IdRef ID
026715538
J9U entity ID
987007309659205171
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
113431856
KBR person ID
14005425
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
113431856
Kallías ID
PE00493612
Libraries Australia ID
35016881
MusicBrainz artist ID
01c52c03-c97b-4187-b018-407dcea8e264
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0327807X
NDL Authority ID
00932194
NL CR AUT ID
pna2007418420
NLA Trove people ID
791613
NLAI ID
24456
NUKAT ID
n2004002612
National Library of Latvia ID
000253442
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Cr/O;=Bl
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810576648505606
National Library of Portugal ID
65055
National Virtual Library of India ID
292592
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070401829
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
90000380423
RERO ID (legacy)
A002986785
SBN author ID
MILV127696
SNAC ARK ID
w6wn6r6h
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/403053
Wellcome Collection concept ID
nbay5pp9
WikiTree person ID
Bell-34560
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgmQR9x6JyC3yH9YdxdQq
Yale LUX ID
person/c0436960-9beb-496f-b367-54f346600057

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🔗 Connections
Mb:translator 6
Inkheart, Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkspell, Inkdeath, Inkdeath
Languages spoken, written or signed 4
English, German, French, Danish
← Translator 4
Austerlitz, Inkspell, In My Brother's Shadow, Ruby Red Trilogy
Award received 2
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Cause of death 1
Alzheimer's disease
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Somerville College
Family name 1
Bell
Field of work 1
literary translation
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of 1
Royal Society of Literature
Occupation 1
translator
Place of birth 1
Sudbury
Place of death 1
Cambridge
Sex or gender 1
female
Sibling 1
Martin Bell
Siblings 1
Martin Bell
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Anthea Bell was born on May 10, 1936[1], in Sudbury[2]. She died on October 18, 2018[3], in Cambridge[4]. She worked as a translator[5].

FAQs

Where was Anthea Bell born?

Anthea Bell's place of birth was Sudbury[2].

Where did Anthea Bell die?

Anthea Bell died in Cambridge[4].

Who were Anthea Bell's parents?

Anthea Bell's father was Adrian Bell[6].

Who was Anthea Bell married to?

Anthea Bell's spouses include Antony Kamm[7].

What did Anthea Bell do for work?

Anthea Bell worked as a translator[5].

Where did Anthea Bell go to school?

Anthea Bell was educated at Somerville College[15].

What awards did Anthea Bell receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[16], Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[17], and Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[18].

Related Entities

Cambridge United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . BD Gest'. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Cambridge
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    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57699: add P1810 to P396"
  4. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → MILV127696
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  5. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vatican Library VcBA ID → 495/403053
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