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 2 Collections and/or Records:
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