George Forbes (1) (1849–1936)
Author of History of Astronomy
For other authors named George Forbes, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Image credit: George Forbes
Series
Works by George Forbes
The Stars 3 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Forbes, George
- Birthdate
- 1849
- Date of death
- 1936-10-22
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Edinburgh Academy
University of St Andrews
Christ's College, Cambridge
St Catharine's College, Cambridge - Occupations
- electrical engineer
astronomer
explorer
author
inventor - Organizations
- Anderson's University
British Electric Light Company
Royal Society
Royal Society of Edinburgh
Royal Astronomical Society
Institution of Electrical Engineers - Awards and honors
- Légion d'Honneur
Russian Order of St. George medal - Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Places of residence
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
London, England, UK
Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland, UK - Place of death
- Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- Scotland, UK
Members
Reviews
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Statistics
- Works
- 6
- Members
- 67
- Popularity
- #256,178
- Rating
- 3.4
- ISBNs
- 66
- Languages
- 1
