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• Forbes, James — (1871 1938)    James Grant Forbes was born in Salem, Ontario, Canada. He began as a drama critic for the Pittsburgh Dispatch, then joined the New York Herald. He held various positions in theatre management and as a press agent, while… …   The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

• FORBES, James (1813-1851) — educationist son of a farmer, Peter Forbes, and his wife Margaret, was born in the parish of Leochel Cushnie, 27 miles from Aberdeen, Scotland, early in 1813. He was educated at a local school and at Aberdeen, and entering King s College, Old… …   Dictionary of Australian Biography

• Forbes, James David — ▪ Scottish physicist born April 20, 1809, Edinburgh died Dec. 31, 1868, Edinburgh       Scottish physicist noted for his research on heat conduction and glaciers.       Educated at the University of Edinburgh, Forbes became a professor there in… …   Universalium

• FORBES, JAMES DAVID —    physicist, born at Edinburgh, the grandson of Sir William, and the son of the first lady love of Sir Walter Scott, and very like her; was called to the bar in 1830; physical science, however, was his ruling passion, and in 1833 he became… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Forbes, James David — (1809 1868)    Natural Philosopher, s. of Sir William F., of Pitsligo, was b. and ed. at Edin. He studied law, and was called to the Bar, but devoted himself to science, in which he gained a great reputation both as a discoverer and teacher. He… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

• James Grant Forbes — (Shanghai, October 22, 1879 – Paris, April 24, 1955 [ New York Times 1955 Ap 26, 29:2] ) was an American businessman, a member of the Forbes family, son of Francis Blackwell Forbes and wife Isabel Clark and brother of William Hathaway… …   Wikipedia