David Forbes
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David Forbes may refer to:
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- David Forbes (major-general)David Forbes (major-general)David Forbes , was a major-general.Forbes was the son of a Scottish minister in the county of Elgin, and entered the army when a mere boy as an ensign in the 78th highlanders, or Ross-shire buffs, when Francis Humberstone Mackenzie, afterwards Lord Seaforth, raised that regiment in March 1793...
(1777?–1849), Scottish soldier - David McHattie ForbesDavid McHattie ForbesDavid McHattie Forbes was a Scottish botanist, ethnologist, explorer on the island of Hawai'i. He practiced forestry, agronomy, and horticulture and served as the first district forester of South Kohala in 1905, and twenty years later was appointed a judge in Waimea...
(1863–1937), Scottish agriculturalist, and plantation manager, judge, explorer in the territory of Hawaii - David Forbes (mineralogist) (1828–1876), British mineralogist
- David Forbes (musician), singer for Canadian band BoulevardBoulevard (band)Boulevard was a Canadian band formed in the mid-1980s by Mark Holden and Randy Gould . The band broke up in 1991.-History:...
- David Forbes (sailor)David Forbes (sailor)David John Forbes is an Olympic-level sailor, who has competed for Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics....
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1970s), Australian - David Forbes (politician)David Forbes (politician)David Forbes is a Canadian provincial politician. He is currently the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Saskatoon Centre.He serrves as the Opposition critic for Social Services, Disabilities, Housing and the CBO...
(fl. 2000s), Canadian - Dave ForbesDave ForbesDavid Stephen Forbes is a retired Canadian ice hockey player.Signed as a free agent in 1973 by the Boston Bruins, Forbes made an impact as a defensive-minded forward as he helped guide the Bruins to the finals in 1974 during his rookie season, and to the finals in 1977...
, retired Canadian ice hockey player
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- David Forbes HendryDavid Forbes HendrySir David Forbes Hendry, FBA is a British econometrician, currently a professor of economics and from 2001-2007 was Head of the Economics Department at the University of Oxford...
, British economist - David Forbes MartynDavid Forbes MartynDavid Forbes Martyn was a Scottish-born Australian physicist and radiographer.Martyn was born in Cambuslang, Scotland , the son of a local doctor. He was educated at Alan Glen's School then the Royal College of Science at Imperial College London....
, Scottish-Australian physicist