David Forbes

David Forbes FRS, FGS
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Born	1828
Died	1876
Residence	11 York Place Portman Square W
Occupation	mineralogist metallurgist chemist
Society Membership membership ESL, AI Ordinary Fellow left 1876 deceased elected_ESL 1869.03 elected_AI 1868 societies Royal Society Geological Society

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ESL Council 1869-70 Member
ESL Council 1870-71 Member

AI Council 1871 Member
AI Council 1872 Member
AI Council 1873 Member
AI Council 1874 Member
AI Council 1875 Member
AI Council 1876 Member

House Notes

1876.12.11 death reported

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David Forbes FRS (6 September 1828–5 December 1876) was a British mineralogist, metallurgist and chemist.

Publications

External Publications

The Action of Sulphurets on Metallic Silicates at High Temperatures; The Relations of the Silurian and Metamorphic Rocks of the south of Norway; The Causes producing Foliation in Rocks; The Chemical Composition of the Silurian and Cambrian Limestones; The Geology of Bolivia and Southern Peru and The Mineralogy of Chile.

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Other Material

His collection of books and mineralogical specimens were bought by Owens College, Manchester: the books have remained in the library (now the John Rylands University Library) and the specimens in the Manchester Museum.