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 4 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence: GA Le Bel to G De Lorenzo, 1869-1914
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/12
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence: Albert Auguste de Lapparent to Charles Lapworth sub-series consists of:
- 36 letters, alphabetically arranged (1869-1914)
Dates:
1869-1914
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Jessie Aitken Wilson, 03 August 1860
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/3/58
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Jessie Aitken Wilson enclosing part of her brother George Wilson's unfinished 'Memoir of Edward Forbes' (not attached). She suggests some people who might be able to provide information concerning the Edward Forbes' period of residence in Paris.
Dates:
03 August 1860
Letter to [Sir Archibald Geikie] from John Hughes Bennett, 19 October 1860
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/3/5
Scope and Contents
Letter to [Sir Archibald Geikie] from John Hughes Bennett detailing Edward Forbes' periods of study in Paris.
Dates:
19 October 1860
Notebook No.111, July 1843-11 August 1843
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/111
Scope and Contents
This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from his travels through France (started in previous notebook, Number 110), London, and Bristol (continued in following notebook Number 112). It is dated July to Aug 11th 1843. Notes are in pencil and ink and are primarily field notes. The index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 113-116. Lyell's own index Index.
July to Aug[ust] 11th 1843.
France - London -...
Dates:
July 1843-11 August 1843