Robert Jacobus Forbes
Dutch chemist (1900-1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Born | 21 April 1900 Breda (Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
Died | 13 January 1973 (aged 72) Haarlem (Netherlands) |
Resting place | Westerveld |
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In his days Forbes was internationally one of the best known and respected historian of technology,[1] and recipient of the first Leonardo da Vinci Medal, the highest award by the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT).[2]