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John Forbes (clergyman)
John Forbes may refer to: Science * John Forbes (botanist) (1799–1823), English botanist *John Forbes (physician) (1787–1861), Scottish physician * John Ripley Forbes (1913–2006), American naturalist and conservationist Military *John Forbes (British Army officer) (1707–1759), British general in the French and Indian War * John Forbes (Portuguese general) (1733–1808), Scottish general in the Portuguese service *John Forbes (Royal Navy officer) (1714–1796), British admiral and politician *John Morrison Forbes (1925–2021), British admiral Religion *John Forbes (friar) (1571–1606), Scottish Capuchin friar *John Forbes (Gaelic scholar) (1818–1863), Scottish minister and Gaelic translator *John Forbes (Alford minister) (c. 1568–1634), Scottish minister exiled by James VI and I * John Forbes (theologian, born 1593) (1593–1648), Scottish theologian; one of the six "Aberdeen doctors" * John Forbes (minister of St Paul's, Glasgow) (1800-25 December 1874) Scottish ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Forbes (botanist)
John Forbes, M.D. (1798–1823) was an English botanist. Forbes was born in 1798, and became a pupil of John Shepherd of the Liverpool botanic garden. The Horticultural Society despatched him to the east coast of Africa, and he left London in February 1822, in the expedition commanded by Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen. He sent home substantial collections from Madeira, Rio de Janeiro, the Cape of Good Hope, and Madagascar, after which he decided to march up the Zambesi River to the Portuguese station at Zumbo, three hundred leagues from the mouth of the river, and thence southwards to the Cape. He succumbed to fatigue and privation at Vila de Sena, Sena, in August 1823, before travelling half the distance. The genus Forbesia, Eckl., commemorates him as collector. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Forbes, John 1798 births 1823 deaths 19th-century British botanists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |