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James David Forbes

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The source records Edinburgh as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

James David Forbes
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What is recorded here

Why this person is known: Scottish physicist and glaciologist (1809–1868)

From Wikidata Q1356328

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Edinburgh
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