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Edward Forbes
Manx naturalist (1815–1854).
Born February 12th, 1815 in Douglas.
Died November 18th, 1854 at 39 years old in Edinburgh.
Occupations
botanical collector, botanist, geologist, malacologist, microbiologist, naturalist, paleontologist, scientific collector, university teacher, writer, zoologist
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