Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854 (Manx naturalist | Professor of Natural History, University of Edinburgh 1854)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 12 February 1815 - 18 November 1854
Created for
Charles Lyell Project, June 2021
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Alexander MacMillan, 30 July 1860
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/3/31
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Alexander MacMillan asking him to send a copy of his ['Memoirs of Edward Forbes'], to date, to the printer Thomas Constable to enable them to make an estimate. He reports that he is leaving for Arran that Wednesday and will make a trip to Edinburgh if required.
Dates:
30 July 1860
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Joseph Beete Jukes, 23 October 1860
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/3/18
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Joseph Beete Jukes explaining that pressure of work completing explanantions to Irish geological maps means he cannot help further with information on Edward Forbes. He suggests a meeting in Edinburgh on 01 November 1860 as he will be there giving evidence at a trial concerning Burghead coal.
Dates:
23 October 1860
Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-74
Scope and Contents
The papers Sir Archibald Geikie consist of:
personal, organisational and scientific correspondence
geological notebooks with field sketches and water-colours
reprints of his work
miscellaneous lecture notes
student's lecture notes
lecture notes and printed maps relating to a visit to Boston
proofs for...
Dates:
1851-1921