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Events on Saturday 18 November 1854 1
1815 – 1854Edward Forbes (1815-1854)Died 18 November 1854, aged 39Forbes was a Manx naturalist and marine biologist whose studies of the distribution of sea life laid groundwork for the field of marine ecology. He held professorships at the Royal School of Mines and, briefly, at the University of Edinburgh.