# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-jacobus-forbes
# Generated: 2026-08-14T13:49:44.854Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-jacobus-forbes"
name: "Robert Jacobus Forbes"
slug: "robert-jacobus-forbes"
description: "Robert Jacobus Forbes or Robert James Forbes was a Dutch chemist and historian of science and professor in the history of applied science and technology at the University of Amsterdam. He was the recipient of the first Leonardo da Vinci Medal, the highest award by the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT)."
tagline: "Dutch chemist and historian (1900–1973)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Prof._Forbes%2C_1959.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Netherlands"
  isoCode: "NL"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1900-04-21"
deathDate: "1973-01-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.99
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.872138666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B3_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B3"
    title: "روبرت ياكوبس فوربس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B3_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B3"
    title: "روبرت جاكوبس فوربس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_J._Forbes"
    title: "Robert J. Forbes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jacobus_Forbes"
    title: "Robert Jacobus Forbes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jacobus_Forbes"
    title: "Robert Jacobus Forbes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jacobus_Forbes"
    title: "Robert Jacobus Forbes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Forbes"
    title: "Robert Forbes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jacobus_Forbes"
    title: "Robert Jacobus Forbes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2023905"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump