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the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Forbes, Edward
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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A noted naturalist, born at Douglas, in the Isle of Man; studied medicine at Edinburgh, where he became smitten with the love of natural science, to which he devoted his life; in 1841 he accompanied the Beacon as naturalist, and returning in 1843 found himself elected to the chair of Botany in King's College, London; various geological appointments followed, and in 1852 he became President of the Geological Society, and two years later received the chair of Natural History in Edinburgh; Forbes was a prolific author, and his writings cover the whole field of natural science, to every section of which he has made contributions of great value (1815-1854).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Forbes, Edward'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/f/forbes-edward.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Forbes, Edward'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/f/forbes-edward.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
