GELL, Sir WILLIAM. Knight, an eminent antiquarian and classical scholar, the younger son of Philip Gell, esq., of Hopton.'Derbyshire, was born in 1777. He was educated at Jesus college, Cambridge, where he graduated as B.A. in 1798, and M.A. in 1804, and was for some time a fellow of Emmanuel college im that university. He devoted his time principally to antiquarian research and geographical studies, and published the following learned and valuable works: The Topography of Troy (1804, folio); The Geog raphy caul Antiquities of Ithaca (1808, 4to); The Itinerary of Greece (1810, 4to); The Itin erary of the 3forea (1817, Svo); Attica (1817, folio); Pompeiiana, or Obscrrations upon the Topography, Edifices, and Ornaments of Pompeii—in conjunction with .I. P Gaudy. esq. an interesting and beautiful work, which first brought his name into notice (2 vols. Svo, 1817-19; second' series; vols. 8vO, 1832); (f a Journey in the Mom, (1823,
Sic)); The Topography of Rome and its Vicinity (1834, 8vo); Rome and its Environs (map, 1834). In Aug., 1814, on the departure to the continent of Caroline, princess of Wales, consort of George IV., she appointed him as one other chamberlains. In that capacity he attended her in various parts of Italy, but being attacked with the gout, was soon obliged to resign his situation. In 1820, he was examined as a witness at the bar of the house of lords during the proceedings against her majesty after she became queen, and had returned to England. Subsequently", he resided in Italy, principally at Naples, having a house also at Rome, where he occasionally took up his abode. He died at Naples, Feb. 4, 1836, and was interred in the English burial-ground of that city.