Charles Frederic Moberly Bell was born in Alexandria, the largest city on the Mediterranean at that point. His mother was Hester Louisa née David, and his father was a merchant.
Both his parents died while Moberly Bell was still a child. He was sent to England to live with relatives and be educated there. He returned to his birthplace in 1865 and worked briefly for the same company as his father had, Peel & Co.[1]
Moberly Bell then found freelance work with The Times. In 1875, he became its official correspondent in Egypt and achieved fame with his coverage of the Urabi Revolt of 1882. He founded The Egyptian Gazette in 1880.
.According to Herman Kogan, Bell's single most notable accomplishment was his deal with American Horace Everett Hooper to reprint and sell the Encyclopædia Britannica under the sponsorship of The Times.[3] Beginning in 1898, Hooper and his advertising executive Henry Haxton introduced aggressive marketing methods (full-page advertisements and direct marketing) to sell a reprint of the Britannica's9th edition, which was justly famous for its scholarship but by then out of date. Building on the newspaper's solid reputation, Hooper sold over 20,000 sets of the 9th edition and over 70,000 sets of its supplement, the 10th edition. The profit on the 10th edition was more than £600,000, and the royalties paid to the paper made it profitable for the first time in years.[3] In 1908, Hooper's legal battle with his business partner Walter Montgomery Jackson caused The Times to cancel its contract to sponsor the 11th edition.
Writingedit
Bell wrote three books: Khedives and Pashas (1884), Egyptian Finance (1887), and From Pharaoh to Fellah (1888), illustrated by George Montbard and engraved by Charles Brabant.[5]
Personal lifeedit
In 1875 Moberly Bell married Ethel Chataway; the couple had two sons and four daughters.[1]
Moberly Bell's biography was written by his daughter Enid, the founding headmistress of Lady Margaret School. The Life and Letters of C. F. Moberly Bell was published in 1927, 16 years after his death.
^Famous Fighters of the Fleet, Edward Fraser, 1904, p. 300
^ abcKogan, Herman (1958). The Great EB: The Story of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. Library of Congress catalog number 58-8379.
^Kitchen, F. Harcourt (1925). Moberley Bell and his Times: An Unofficial Narrative. London: Philip Allan and Co.
^"BELL, Charles Frederic Moberly". Who's Who. 59: 127. 1907.
External linksedit
Works by or about Charles Frederic Moberly Bell at Wikisource
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This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance April 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Charles Frederic Moberly Bell 2 April 1847 Alexandria 5 April 1911 London was a British journalist and newspaper editor He was the managing director of The Times during the late 19th and early 20th centuries where his innovations included founding the forerunners of the Times Literary Supplement and the Times Educational Supplement and co sponsoring the Encyclopedia Britannica Charles Frederic Moberly BellBorn 1847 04 02 2 April 1847Alexandria EgyptDied5 April 1911 1911 04 05 aged 64 London EnglandOccupation s Journalist editor and authorEmployerThe TimesNotable credit s Khedives and Pashas 1884 Egyptian Finance 1887 From Pharaoh to Fellah 1889 ChildrenEnid Moberly Bell Contents 1 Early life 2 Journalism and The Times 3 Encyclopaedia Britannica 4 Writing 5 Personal life 6 References 7 External linksEarly life edit nbsp An Egyptian scene in the year of his birthCharles Frederic Moberly Bell was born in Alexandria the largest city on the Mediterranean at that point His mother was Hester Louisa nee David and his father was a merchant Both his parents died while Moberly Bell was still a child He was sent to England to live with relatives and be educated there He returned to his birthplace in 1865 and worked briefly for the same company as his father had Peel amp Co 1 Journalism and The Times editSee also History of journalism in the United Kingdom and The Times 1890 to 1981 Moberly Bell then found freelance work with The Times In 1875 he became its official correspondent in Egypt and achieved fame with his coverage of the Urabi Revolt of 1882 He founded The Egyptian Gazette in 1880 During the bombardment of Alexandria in July 1882 he was a guest alongside rival journalist Frederic Villiers on board HMS Condor when its commander Lord Charles Beresford attacked Fort Marabut 2 In 1890 Bell was invited by the owner of The Times Arthur Fraser Walter to help run the financially shaky paper considered highly respected but stolid and boring 3 As managing director Bell revitalized the title greatly increasing its staff of foreign correspondents In 1902 Bell created Literature a forerunner of The Times Literary Supplement and in 1910 followed that supplement or spin off with The Times Educational Supplement 4 In 1908 Bell helped to engineer its sale to Alfred Harmsworth later Lord Northcliffe Bell remained with the paper until his death in 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica editSee also History of the Encyclopaedia Britannica According to Herman Kogan Bell s single most notable accomplishment was his deal with American Horace Everett Hooper to reprint and sell the Encyclopaedia Britannica under the sponsorship of The Times 3 Beginning in 1898 Hooper and his advertising executive Henry Haxton introduced aggressive marketing methods full page advertisements and direct marketing to sell a reprint of the Britannica s 9th edition which was justly famous for its scholarship but by then out of date Building on the newspaper s solid reputation Hooper sold over 20 000 sets of the 9th edition and over 70 000 sets of its supplement the 10th edition The profit on the 10th edition was more than 600 000 and the royalties paid to the paper made it profitable for the first time in years 3 In 1908 Hooper s legal battle with his business partner Walter Montgomery Jackson caused The Times to cancel its contract to sponsor the 11th edition Writing editBell wrote three books Khedives and Pashas 1884 Egyptian Finance 1887 and From Pharaoh to Fellah 1888 illustrated by George Montbard and engraved by Charles Brabant 5 Personal life editIn 1875 Moberly Bell married Ethel Chataway the couple had two sons and four daughters 1 Moberly Bell s biography was written by his daughter Enid the founding headmistress of Lady Margaret School The Life and Letters of C F Moberly Bell was published in 1927 16 years after his death References edit a b DNB 1912 biography Famous Fighters of the Fleet Edward Fraser 1904 p 300 a b c Kogan Herman 1958 The Great EB The Story of the Encyclopaedia Britannica Chicago The University of Chicago Press Library of Congress catalog number 58 8379 Kitchen F Harcourt 1925 Moberley Bell and his Times An Unofficial Narrative London Philip Allan and Co BELL Charles Frederic Moberly Who s Who 59 127 1907 External links edit nbsp Works by or about Charles Frederic Moberly Bell at Wikisource Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Frederic Moberly Bell amp oldid 1184962612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
