Scottish explorer and naturalist (1851–1932)
Henry Ogg Forbes (30 January 1851 – 27 October 1932) was a Scottish explorer, ornithologist, and botanist. He also described a new species of spider, Thomisus decipiens.[1]
Henry Ogg Forbes |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/H._O._Forbes_and_officers_of_expedition%2C_Port_Moresby_State_Library_Victoria.jpg/220px-H._O._Forbes_and_officers_of_expedition%2C_Port_Moresby_State_Library_Victoria.jpg) H. O. Forbes and officers of expedition, Port Moresby [1885] J. W. Lindt State Library Victoria H42423 |
Born | (1851-01-30)30 January 1851 |
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Died | 27 October 1932(1932-10-27) (aged 81) |
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Nationality | British |
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Occupation(s) | Museum Director; Author; Explorer; Naturalist |
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Spouse | Annabella Keith |
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- ^ Forbes, H. O. (1883). "On the habits of Thomisus decipiens, a spider from Sumatra". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1883: 586–588.