Francis Blackwell Forbes

Francis Blackwell Forbes (August 11, 1839 – May 2, 1908) was an American botanist with expertise in Chinese seed-producing plants who also worked as a merchant and opium trader in Asia.

Francis Blackwell Forbes
BornAugust 11, 1839
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 2, 1908 (1908-05-03) (aged 68)
EducationColumbia Grammar & Preparatory School
OccupationBotanist
Spouse
Isabel Clark
(m. 1867)
Children5
Parent(s)John Murray Forbes
Anne Howell
RelativesJohn Murray Forbes (cousin)
John Kerry (great-grandson)
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