Person Forbes; James David (1809 - 1868); natural philosopher Forbes James David natural philosopher 1809 - 1868 British Male Edinburgh, Scotland 20 April 1809 31 December 1868

Physics Geology Career: Co-operated with Sir David Brewster to found the British Association; Professor of Natural Philosophy, Edinburgh (1833-1859); Secretary Royal Society of Edinburgh (1840-1851); Principal of St Andrews University (1859) Memberships: FRSE; FGS Father of George Forbes FRS (1849-1936) Medals and prizes: Rumford Medal 1838; Royal Medal 1843 Lectures: Bakerian 1842 and 1846 Fellow 09/06/1832 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1870-1871 vol 19 pp i-ix References: J S Rowlinson, 'The Theory of Glaciers' in NR 1971 vol 26 pp 189-204 Notes: DSB gives place of death as 'Clifton, Scotland', but cannot find such a place in Gazetteer. Elected FRSE at the age of 19 (1828?) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 20 Apr 1809 - 31 Dec 1868 NA6280 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/106965464 ce30ff34-3930-4fdb-a4d7-8d5fe832eb2e