Arthur Forbes of Culloden explained

Arthur Forbes, 9th Laird of Culloden DL FRSE (1819–1879) was a Scottish landowner and amateur botanist.[1] He was Deputy Lieutenant of Nairn and Ross. He was a descendant of Duncan Forbes of Culloden.

Life

He was born at Douglas on the Isle of Man on 25 January 1819 the son of Duncan George Forbes of Culloden (1781–1840) and his wife, Sarak Walker (d.1838). He was educated at Aberdeen and then Cambridge University.[2]

In 1843 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposer was John Cockburn.[3]

He died at Aldershot on 16 March 1879.[2]

Family

In 1849 he married Sarah Georgina Warrand (d.1879).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: botanist: Arthur Forbes (1819–1879). herbariaunited.org.
  2. Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturalists, Ray Desmond
  3. Book: Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002. July 2006. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 0-902-198-84-X. 19 May 2016. 24 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130124115814/http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf. dead.

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