William Forbes Skene

A portrait of Skene by Sir George Reid, c. 1888

William Forbes Skene WS FRSE FSA(Scot) DCL LLD (7 June 1809 – 29 August 1892), was a Scottish lawyer, historian and antiquary.

He co-founded the Scottish legal firm Skene Edwards which was prominent throughout the 20th century but disappeared in 2008 when it merged with Morton Fraser.[1]

  1. ^ Scotsman newspaper 13 July 2008