| Entry Type | Person |
| Surname | Gell |
| Forenames | John Philip |
| Epithet | Anglican clergyman |
| Dates | 1816-1898 |
| Gender Identity | Male |
| History | He was educated at Rugby School by Dr Arnold; graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, 1839-1840; he sailed to Tasmania in 1840 to set up the first institution of higher education under Sir John Franklin's government; he became good friends of the Franklin family, with whom he stayed on arrival; having established Christ College and set up two feeder schools in Launceston and Hobart, he returned to England in 1848; he married Eleanor Isabella Franklin in 1849; he became Curate of St John's, Notting Hill and was later Rector of Buxted, Sussex from 1878. |
| Relationships | Son of Reverend Philip Gell; married Eleanor, daughter of the Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin on 7 June 1849 at the church of St George, Bloomsbury |
| Key Events | Born in Matlock 10 March 1816; died in London 12 March 1898 |
| Source | Australian Dictionary of Biography online; "The Doctor's Disciples" by Frances J. Woodward, published by Oxford University Press, 1954. |
| Authorised Form of Name | Gell; John Philip (1816-1898); Anglican clergyman |
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