Aubrey F. G. Bell

Aubrey FitzGerald Bell (1881–1950) was an English Hispanist and the leading interpreter of Portuguese literature to English readers of his time. After Oxford and work at the British Museum, he settled in Portugal in 1911 and lived there for nearly thirty years, writing for the Morning Post and producing a stream of books: In Portugal, Portuguese Literature (1922), studies of Gil Vicente and Camões, an anthology of Portuguese lyrics, and translations. He also wrote on Spain, including Castilian Literature, Luis de León and a biography of Cervantes. In 1940 he moved to British Columbia, where he died. The Portuguese government decorated him for his services to its culture.