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    William Alexander Forbes (25 June 1855 – 14 January 1883) was an English zoologist. He was the son of James Staats Forbes (1823–1904). Forbes studied...
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    Lord Forbes is the senior Lordship of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland. The title was created sometime after 1436 for Alexander de Forbes, feudal...
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  • (1917-2006) Diana Forbes m. Bruce F. Droste Ed Droste (1978-) Alexander Forbes (1882-1965) A. Irving Forbes (1922-2008) John Malcolm Forbes (1847-1904) m...
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    Alexander Kinloch Forbes (7 July 1821 – 31 August 1865) was a colonial administrator in British India. Forbes was born in London on 7 July 1821 to John...
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  • William Alexander Forbes (1855–1883), English zoologist William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes (1885–1968), American entomologist William Nairn Forbes (1796–1855)...
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    Zoological Society of London. As related by prosecutor to the society, William Alexander Forbes, the animal suffered an accidental demise when the heavy lid of...
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    uncle of the painter Stanhope Alexander Forbes, and father of the zoologist William Alexander Forbes. James Staats Forbes was born on 7 March 1823 in Aberdeen...
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    America. This species was named for the British zoologist William Alexander Forbes. Forbes's blackbird is an average sized icterid around 21–24 cm with...
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  • Alexander de Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes (c. 1380–1448), also feudal baron of Forbes, was a Scottish nobleman. He was the eldest son of Sir John de Forbes...
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    William Hathaway Forbes (1840–1897) was an American businessman. Forbes was born on October 31, 1840, in Milton, Massachusetts. His father, John Murray...
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  • Forbes Chile Forbes China Forbes Czech Forbes Dominican Republic Forbes Ecuador Forbes En Español Forbes Estonia Forbes France Forbes Georgia Forbes Greece...
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    William Forbes Skene WS FRSE FSA(Scot) DCL LLD (7 June 1809 – 29 August 1892), was a Scottish lawyer, historian and antiquary. He co-founded the Scottish...
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    Alexander Penrose Forbes (16 June 1817 – 8 October 1875) was a Scottish Episcopalian divine, born in Edinburgh. A leading cleric in the Scottish Episcopal...
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    Lord Forbes of Pitsligo was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created on 24 June 1633 for Alexander Forbes. He was a descendant of Sir William Forbes...
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  • anglicised as Forbes. Notable people with the surname Forbes include: Clan Forbes, descendants of Alexander de Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes (c. 1380–1448):...
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  • Alexander Forbes (1778–1862) was a 19th-century Scottish merchant, explorer, and author. His book California: A History of Upper and Lower California,...
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    the '45: The Life and Times of Alexander Cameron, S.J., Print Smith, Fort William, Scotland. Page 51. William Forbes Leith (1909), Memoirs of Scottish...
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  • featuring variations on the college's distinctive architecture. William Alexander Forbes (b.1855, d.1883) – zoologist James K. Patterson – president of...
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    Forbes lands. The first person on record was Duncan Forbes who in 1271–2 received a grant of lands from Alexander III of Scotland. Cited by William Forbes...
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    Stanhope Alexander Forbes RA (18 November 1857 – 2 March 1947) was a British artist and a founding member of the influential Newlyn school of painters...
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  • Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes (died 1491), was the eldest son of William, 3rd Lord Forbes, and succeeded his father in or before 1483. The gift of...
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  • Brahmin upper class Forbes family, Alexander Forbes's father was William Hathaway Forbes and his mother was Edith Emerson Forbes, the daughter of Ralph...
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    peee-oo call. This species was named for the British zoologist William Alexander Forbes. BirdLife International (2016). "Charadrius forbesi". IUCN Red...
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    described a new species of spider, Thomisus decipiens. Forbes was the son of Rev Alexander Forbes M.A. (1821–1897), and his wife Mary née Ogg (1820–1862)...
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    Alexander Forbes Irvine, 20th Laird of Drum FRSE JP DL LLD (1818–1892) was a Scottish landowner, advocate, philosopher and amateur astronomer. He was a...
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    Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678–1762) was a Scottish Jacobite nobleman and refugee, also known as a writer. He was the only son of...
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  • Minnesota. His father-in-law was Alexander Faribault, who also served in the Minnesota Territorial Legislature. 'William Henry Forbes-obituary,' The New York Times...
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    John Forbes Nash, Jr. (June 13, 1928 – May 23, 2015), known and published as John Nash, was an American mathematician who made fundamental contributions...
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    Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet of Monymusk and Pitsligo, usually known as William Forbes of Pitsligo FRSE (1739–1806), was a Scottish banker. He was...
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    great-grandson of Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes. Sir Charles Forbes, 1st Baronet (1774–1849) Sir Charles Forbes, 2nd Baronet...
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