Edward Forbes ( 1815 - 1854 )

Birth: Douglas, Isle of Man (12 February 1815) Death: Edinburgh (18 November 1854) Burial: The Dean cemetery, Edinburgh Research Field: Biogeography, invertebrate zoology, invertebrate palaeontology Career: Professor of Botany, King's College, London; Paleontologist, Ordnance Geological Survey Membership: Fellow Election Date: 13/02/1845.