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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