Arthur Forbes of Culloden

Arthur Forbes, 9th Laird of Culloden DL FRSE (1819-1879) was a noted 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).

References

  1. ↑ "botanist: Arthur Forbes (1819 - 1879)". herbariaunited.org.
  2. 1 2 Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturalists, Ray Desmond
  3. ↑ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
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