| Authorised form of name | Forbes; James (1749 - 1819) |
| Dates | 1749 - 1819 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 1749 |
| Place of death | Aix-la-Chapelle, Germany |
| Date of death | 01 August 1819 |
| Activity | Career:
Went to Bombay as a writer in the HEIC (1765); Private Secretary to Col. Keating and accompanied the expedition to assist Regoba, regarded as rightful Pescwar of Mahrattas (1775); Collector and Resident at Dubhoy (1780); left India (1784); imprisoned in France (released 1804); published 'Letters from France' (1806) and 'Oriental memoirs' (1813-1815)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 24/03/1803 |
| Relationships | Married Rose, daughter of Joseph Gaylard of Stanmore, Middx; his daughter married Marc Rene de Montalembert (1714-1800) and was the mother of Charles Forbes Rene de Montalembert, French orator and historian |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
G R de Beer, 'The Relations between Fellows of the Royal Society and French Men of Science when France and Britain were at War' in NR 1952 vol 9 pp 244-299 |
| Code | NA1337 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1802/16 | Forbes, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/001491 | Forbes, James | nd |