Robert Jacobus Forbes
Sign in to saveAlso known as Robert James Forbes, Robert Forbes, R. J. Forbes
Dutch chemist and historian (1900–1973)
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It sits within the topics 1900 births, 1973 deaths and 20th-century Dutch chemists.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 21 April 1900
- Died
- 13 January 1973
- Works
- 39
Top works
- Studies in Ancient Technology Volume IV
- Studies in ancient technology
- Bibliographia antiqua
- Bibliographia Antiqua : Philosophia Naturalis
- The Conquest of Nature
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Forbes
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Breda
- Place of death
- Haarlem
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Delft University of Technology
- Employer
- University of Amsterdam
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Prof. Forbes, 1959.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1900-04-21
- date of death
- 1973-01-13
- Commons category
- Robert Jacobus Forbes
- birth name
- Robert Jacobus Forbes
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1900 births1973 deaths20th-century Dutch chemists20th-century Dutch historians20th-century science writersAcademic staff of the University of AmsterdamDelft University of Technology alumniDutch science writersHistorians of scienceLeonardo da Vinci Medal recipientsMembers of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesPeople from Breda