What city was Bell born in? <SEP> Alexander Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 3, 1847. The family home was at 16 South Charlotte Street, and has a stone inscription marking it as Alexander Graham Bell's birthplace. He had two brothers: Melville James Bell (1845–70) and Edward Charles Bell (1848–67), both of whom would die of tuberculosis. His father was Professor Alexander Melville Bell, a phonetician, and his mother was Eliza Grace (née Symonds). Born as just "Alexander Bell", at age 10 he made a plea to his father to have a middle name like his two brothers.[N 6] For his 11th birthday, his father acquiesced and allowed him to adopt the name "Graham", chosen out of respect for Alexander Graham, a Canadian being treated by his father who had become a family friend. To close relatives and friends he remained "Aleck".
What city was Bell born in? <SEP> Alexander Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 3, 1847. The family home was at 16 South Charlotte Street, and has a stone inscription marking it as Alexander Graham Bell's birthplace. Bell had two brothers: Melville James Bell (1845–70) and Edward Charles Bell (1848–67), both of whom would die of tuberculosis. Bell's father was Professor Alexander Melville Bell, a phonetician, and Bell's mother was Eliza Grace (née Symonds) . Born as just "Alexander Bell", at age 10 Bell made a plea to enby father to have a middle name like enby two brothers. [ N 6 ] For Bell's 11th birthday, Bell's father acquiesced and allowed enby to adopt the name "Graham", chosen out of respect for Alexander Graham, a Canadian being treated by Bell's father who had become a family friend. To close relatives and friends Bell remained "Aleck".