# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-david-forbes
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:26:05.699Z

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name: "James David Forbes"
slug: "james-david-forbes"
description: "James David Forbes (1809–1868) was a Scottish physicist and glaciologist who worked extensively on the conduction of heat and seismology. Forbes was a resident of Edinburgh for most of his life, educated at its University and a professor there from 1833 until he became principal of the United College of St Andrews in 1859."
tagline: "Scottish physicist and glaciologist (1809–1868)"
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birthDate: "1809-04-20"
deathDate: "1868-12-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump