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 Alexander MacMillan from DT Austed, 19 August 1860
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/3/2
Scope and Contents
Letter to Alexander MacMillan from DT Austed enclosing a manuscript by Edward Forbes c1845, giving details of its creation and offering a selection of his sketches.
Dates:
19 August 1860
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 Joseph Beete Jukes, 20 March 1861
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/3/21
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Joseph Beete Jukes asking him to send a copy of a manuscript to Emily M Yelverton's solicitor.
Dates:
20 March 1861