| Authorised form of name | Macbean; Forbes (1725 - 1800) |
| Dates | 1725 - 1800 |
| Date of birth | 1725 |
| Place of death | His residence at Woolwich Common, London |
| Date of death | 11 November 1800 |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Activity | Education:
Royal Military Academy, Woolwch (1743-1745)
Career:
Served in Low Countries, Scotland (1745), Portugal (1760), commanded a acompany of artillery in Canada (1769-1773); Lieutenant General (1798)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 09/11/1786 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA6552 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1786/19 | Macbean, Forbes: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/1/3 | Letter from Forbes Macbean, Woolwich, to Sir Joseph Banks [President of the Royal Society] and Gentlemen of the Council | 4 April 1800 |
| MC/1 | Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1800-1831 |