Is Alexander Granham Bell Canadian or American?

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Explorer

he was from Scotland and moved to Canada

Rich B

He was actually born in Scotland. His family moved to Canada while he was in college. However he did most of his research and his primary inventions that we are familiar with while in Boston. He had come to Boston in 1871 as a teacher for the Boston School for the Deaf. Due to the fact that the inventions we are most familiar with, were made while he resided in America (telegraph and telephone) he is primarily considered an American inventor. However he obviously has some ties to the UK and Canada as well.

old lady

Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland and spent time in England, then returned to Scotland to attend university.
He moved to Canada, with his family, and later went to the US to take a job working with the deaf.
He returned to his family's home in Canada at frequent intervals and after marrying, he and his wife established their home in Canada.
He was a remarkable man.

Charlie

He was born and raised in Scotland. He emigrated to Canada for ONE year, then to the United States, where he became a citizen at the age of 24. See web site below.

David H

Correct he was born in Edinburgh Scotland, and did reside in Brantford, invented the telephone here in Brantfford, not the US as the patents were all set here the first long distance call was from Brantford, were I live and to Paris ON 6.5 mile from here. There is to much evidence and documentation to claim any thing else, case closed

For many a years the Americans have taken credit, but I have visited the Bell Homestead in my town and seen the patent files and letters that exclaim the inventoions true place of origin, there is no contest, and the US lost again, so it should be left alone. He was a great inventor and spent more time in Canada than the US and he also invented the flying boat.

khrystenat

Here are a couple of reference sites
http://www.bellhomestead.ca/index.htm
http://city.brantford.on.ca/content/publishing.nsf/Content/Bell+Homestead+National+Historic+Site

When Professor Alexander Melville Bell and his family arrived in Canada in August of 1870, their minds were not set on settling in Brantford. However, a brief stay with friends in Paris, introduced the Bells to an area that they would call home for eleven years. The Brantford Expositor of August 12th, 1870 welcomed the family to the community...

"Welcome--We are pleased to welcome to our town and neighbourhood, A. Melville Bell Esq., professor of elocution of University College, London, England. We understand he has purchased from Mr. Robert Morton, a property containing ten acres of land and complete house and good orchard, beautifully situated on the Mount Pleasant Road some two miles from Brantford."

Located high on the bluffs overlooking the Grand River and the town of Brantford, the Bell's first North American residence - known to them as "Melville House" - would provide the stage for the invention of the telephone. Here, July 26th, 1874, Alexander Graham Bell changed the realm of communications forever.

Guy Fawkes

LOL, this is a hard one to nail down to please everyone.

AGB was born in Scotland and emigrated to Canada in 1870 and then moved to the USA in 1877. The patent for the telephone was granted in 1876 before he became a US resident in 1882.

So, this is how it is.....LOL... A Scotsman invented the Telephone, while he was a legal immigrant/resident to Canada, and then immagrating again to the USA to persue other endevours with other finacial backers.

Cheers

nbr660

He is American

Sami V

Being an American citizen by birth, he remains an American irrespective of where he had lived for whatever duration, unless he had given up his American citizenship!

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