James David Forbes ( 1809 - 1868 )

Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland (20 April 1809) Death: 31 December 1868 Research Field: Physics, geology Career: Co-operated with Sir David Brewster to found the British Association; Professor of Natural Philosophy, Edinburgh (1833-1859); Secretary Royal Society of Edinburgh (1840-1851); Principal of St Andrews University (1859) Memberships: FRSE; FGS Membership: Fellow Election Date: 9/06/1832 Medals/Prizes: Rumford Medal 1838; Royal Medal 1843 Lectures: Bakerian 1842 and 1846.