James David Forbes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James David Forbes

Scottish physicist and glaciologist

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1809

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 31-Dec-1868

Profession: physicist, inventor, geologist, university teacher, mountaineer, seismologist, glaciologist

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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. He invented the seismometer in 1842.