Robert Jacobus Forbes

Robert Jacobus Forbes
Born21 April 1900 Edit this on Wikidata
Breda (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Edit this on Wikidata
Died13 January 1973 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 72)
Haarlem (Netherlands) Edit this on Wikidata
Resting placeWesterveld Edit this on Wikidata
Occupation
  • University teacher Edit this on Wikidata
Academic career
Institutions

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,[1] and recipient of the first Leonardo da Vinci Medal, the highest award by the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT).[2]

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