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Robert Bell, explorer of the Canadian Shield

Dr. Robert Bell aboard the S.S. Diana in 1897 (Library and Archives Canada). Robert Bell in 1897 · Graham Drinkwater · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Robert Bell joined the Geological Survey of Canada as a 15-year-old summer student and served it full-time from 1867 to 1908, becoming one of Canada’s leading explorers with extensive surveys of the North and the Canadian Shield. A founding member of the Royal Society of Canada, he was acting director of the Survey from 1901 to 1906.

Scope & context

Bell as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Robert Bell National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text