Alexander Graham Bell's Death: Diabetes and Pneumonia

Cause of Death

Alexander Graham Bell died on August 2, 1922, at age 75 at his estate Beinn Breagh, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Medical History

• Diagnosed with diabetes mellitus in 1880 (age 33).
• Managed with insulin therapy starting 1913 (shortly after its discovery).
• In good health until summer 1922.
• Contracted a cold while sailing on his yacht Mary → progressed to pneumonia.
• Pneumonia was the terminal event in the context of long-standing diabetes.

Burial

Baddeck Cemetery, Baddeck, Nova Scotia. Headstone: "Alexander Graham Bell, March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922."