Please answer the following question: Facts: - death date: 10 april 1977 - birth date: 28 june 1895 - name: alfred h. bell - death place: urbana , illinois - birth place: simcoe , ontario , canada Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alfred h. bell .
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alfred hannam bell -lrb- 28 june 1895 -- 10 april 1977 -rrb- was a petroleum geologist .he graduated from the university of toronto in 1917 and received his phd from the university of chicago in 1926 .in 1930 , he became head of the oil and gas section of the illinois state geological survey ; a position he held until he retired in 1963 .