Forbes, George (Professor of Natural Philosophy)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1849-1936. - 1936
Found in 85 Collections and/or Records:
"Part of my correspondence as special correspondent of the Times in the Russo Turkish War, 1877, in Armenia"., 1877.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/232
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1877.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Papers of George Forbes.
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Scrapbooks on various subjects of George Forbes.
Photocopies of one letter each of Thomas Carlyle, George Forbes and George Macdonald, with three of Lord Kelvin.
File
Identifier: Acc.4615
Dates:
1858-1909.
Proof copy of George Forbes, “Puppets” (London: Macmillan and Co., 1911)., 1911.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/1063
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1911.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Printed Works of, or belonging to, the Forbes, Stuart Forbes, and Trefusis Families.
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Published works of and relating to George Forbes.
Scrapbooks on various subjects of George Forbes., 1877-1918.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13827/232-238
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1877-1918.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
/
Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Papers of George Forbes.
"Six Glasgow lectures 1906: Lectures I & II: Introduction to the Sun, and introduction to planets and satellites", 1906.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/229
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1906.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
/
Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Papers of George Forbes.
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George Forbes's Lecture notes.
"Six Glasgow lectures 1906: Lectures III & IV: Introduction to comets and meteors, and introduction to fixed stars and spectra"., 1906.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/230
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1906.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
/
Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Papers of George Forbes.
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George Forbes's Lecture notes.
"Six Glasgow lectures 1906: Lectures V & VI: Introduction to stellar systems, and introduction to observatories"., 1906.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/231
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1906.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
/
Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Papers of George Forbes.
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George Forbes's Lecture notes.
"The family of Forbes" (1883)., 1883.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/408
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1883.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
/
Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Printed Books owned by the Forbes Family.
Travel Journals of George Forbes., 1864-1915.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13827/239-264
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1864-1915.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
/
Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
/
Forbes Family Papers.
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Papers of George Forbes.
“With the Fleet in the Mediterranean” notes and calculations., 1904.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/266
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1904.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
/
Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Papers of George Forbes.
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George Forbes Notebooks.
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