Forbes, George ♂

Education

Student United College 1864-1865 Gk. 1; Lat. 1; Math. 1 1865-1866 Log.; Gk. 2; Lat. 2; Math. 2 1866-1867 N. Phil.; Lat. 3; Math. 3. Attended Episcopal Church while a student. Carstairs prize, 1865, 1867. Rector’s prize, 1866. Gray prize, 1868.

LL.D. 29.6.1926.

Birth/childhood

Born 5.4.1849 son of James David Forbes, Principal of United College, St Andrews and Alicia Wauchope.

Career

Also at Edinburgh University - matriculated 1871 and Cambridge University - M.A. 1874. M.I.C.E. [Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers]. [Engineer]

Professor of Natural Philosophy, Anderson’s College, Glasgow 1872-1880 (resigned). [University professor]

Electrical engineer for works at Niagra Falls. Involved in other engineering works. Inventor.

Death

Died 22.10.1936.

Sources

• UYUY452/18/410, 464, 527, 572
• UY6475
• Who was Who
• Times 24.10.1936
• DNB Missing persons