Robert Jacobus Forbes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Jacobus Forbes

Dutch chemist and historian

Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1900

Place of Birth: Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands

Date of Death: 13-Jan-1973

Profession: historian, chemist, university teacher

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Robert Jacobus Forbes or Robert James Forbes (21 April 1900, Breda – 13 January 1973, Haarlem) was a Dutch chemist and historian of science and professor in the history of applied science and technology at the University of Amsterdam.
In his days Forbes was internationally one of the best known and respected historian of technology, and recipient of the first Leonardo da Vinci Medal, the highest award by the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT).