Robert Jacobus Forbes

Robert Jacobus Forbes or Robert James Forbes (21 April 1900, Breda – 13 January 1973, Haarlem) was a Dutch chemist and historian of science.

Forbes was of Scottish origin and a descendant of the Scottish theologian John Forbes of Corse. He spent much of his childhood in China.[1][2] He studied chemistry from 1917 to 1923 at TU Delft. From 1923 to 1958 he worked as a chemist for Royal Dutch Shell. In 1947 he was appointed a professor in the history of applied science and technology at the University of Amsterdam. From 1959 on he was a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

As science historian Forbes wrote about the history of technology,[5] particularly oil technology in the ancient world. He also wrote a book about Simon Stevin, describing Stevin's mill building and hydraulic engineering work. His work A history of science and technology, written with Eduard Dijksterhuis, proposed a synthesis of the history of science.

Selected works

Reviewed by Jotham Johnson in American Journal of Archaeology 39, #3 (July–September 1935), pp. 427-428, JSTOR 498643.
Reviewed by C. E. Stevens in The Classical Review 49, #2 (May 1935), p. 87, JSTOR 699882.
Reviewed by I. A. Richmond in The Journal of Roman Studies 25 (1935), pp. 113-114, JSTOR 296571.
Reviewed by K. C. Bailey, The Classical Review, 50, #6 (December 1936), p. 243, JSTOR 705523.
1: Mining and geology (#1-612), Leiden: Nederlandsch Inst. van het Nabije Oosten, 1940.[10]
2: Metallurgy (#613-4130), Leiden: Nederlandsch Institut van het Nabije Oosten, 1942.[11]
3/4: Building materials (#4131-4423), Pottery, faience, glass, glaze, beads (#4424-4895), Leiden: Nederlandsch Inst. van het Nabije Oosten, 1944.[12]
5/8: Paints, pigments, varnishes, inks and their application (#4938-5198), Leather, manufacture and application (#5199-5236), Fibrous materials (#5237-5544), Paper, papyrus, and other writing materials (#5545-5641), Leiden: Nederlandsch Inst. van het Nabije Oosten, 1949.[13]
9: Man and nature (#5642-7972), Leiden: Nederlandsch Institut van het Nabije Oosten, 1949.[14]
10: Science and technology (#7973-10751), Leiden: Nederlandsch Instituut voor het nabije oosten, 1950.[15]
Supplement I: 1940-1950 (#10752-13240), Leiden: Nederlandsch Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, 1952.[16]
Supplement II: 1950-1960 (#13241-15234), Leiden: Nederlandsch Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, 1963.[17]
Supplement II is reviewed by Eugene S. Ferguson in Technology and Culture, 5, #4 (Autumn 1964), pp. 639-640, JSTOR 3101244.
Reviewed by Frederick O. Koenig in Isis 41, #1 (March 1950), pp. 131-133, JSTOR 226410.
Reviewed by Cyril Stanley Smith in Isis, 42, #1 (April 1951), pp. 79-80, JSTOR 226692.
Reviewed by Warren C. Scoville in The Journal of Economic History, 11, #2 (Spring 1951), pp. 196-197, JSTOR 2113154.
Reviewed by H. T. Pledge in The British Journal of Sociology 2, #4 (December 1951), pp. 369-370, JSTOR 588096.
Reviewed by John W. Oliver in Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 273 (January 1951), pp. 265-266, JSTOR 1026492.
Reviewed by William F. Ogburn in American Sociological Review 15, #6 (December 1950), pp. 829-830, JSTOR 2086637.
1: Bitumen and petroleum in antiquity; the origin of alchemy; water supply, Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1955.[18] Second ed., 1964.[19] Third ed., 1993, ISBN 90-04-00621-4.
2: Irrigation and drainage; Power; Land transport and road-building; The coming of the camel, Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1955.[20] Second rev. ed., 1965.[21] Third ed. (reprint of second ed.), 1993, ISBN 90-04-00622-2.
3: Cosmetics and perfumes in antiquity; Food, alcoholic beverages, vinegar; Food in classical antiquity; Fermented beverages 500 B.C. - 1500 A.D.; Crushing; Salts, preservation processes, mummification; Paints, pigments, inks and varnishes, Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1955.[22] Second ed., 1965.[23] Third ed., 1993, ISBN 90-04-00623-0.
4: The fibres and fabrics of antiquity; Washing, bleaching, fulling and felting; Dyes and dyeing; Spinning; Sewing, basketry and weaving; Weaving and looms; Fabrics and weavers, Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1956.[24] Second rev. ed., 1964, reprinted 1987, ISBN 90-04-08307-3.[25]
5: Leather in antiquity; Sugar and its substitutes in antiquity; Glass, Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1957.[26] Second rev. ed., 1966, ISBN 90-04-00625-7.
6: Heat and heating; Refrigeration, the art of cooling and producing cold; Light, Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1958.[27] Second rev. ed., 1966, ISBN 90-04-00626-5.
7: Ancient geology; Ancient mining and quarrying; Ancient mining techniques, Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1963.[28] Second rev. ed., 1966, ISBN 90-04-00627-3.
8: Metallurgy in antiquity, part 1; Early metallurgy, the smith and his tools, gold, silver and lead, zinc and brass, Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1964. Second rev. ed., 1971, ISBN 90-04-02652-5.
9: Metallurgy in antiquity, part 2; Copper and bronze, tin, arsenic, antimony and iron, Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1964. Second rev. ed., 1972, ISBN 90-04-03487-0.
Review of vol. 1 by W. C. Brice in Man 56 (April 1956), p. 62, JSTOR 2793666.
Review of vols. 2 and 3 by H. H. Coghlan in Man 56 (September 1956), pp. 125-126, JSTOR 2794973.
Review of vols. 1-3 by Lynn White, Jr. in Isis 48, #1 (March 1957), p. 77, JSTOR 226906.
Review of vol. 5 by R. J. Gettens in American Journal of Archaeology 63, #3 (July 1959), p. 285, JSTOR 501852.
Review of vol. 6 by Lynn White, Jr. in Isis 51, #2 (June 1960), pp. 227-228, JSTOR 226869.
Review of vols. 1-6 by W. F. Leemans in "Some Marginal Remarks on Ancient Technology", Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 3, #2 (August 1960), pp. 217-237, JSTOR 3596297.
Review of vol. 7 by J. R. Harris in Isis 56, #1 (Spring 1965), pp. 90-92, JSTOR 228469.
Review of vol. 7 by W. F. Leemans in Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 7, #2 (July 1964), pp. 206-208, JSTOR 3596242.
Review of vols. 8 and 9 by H. Limet in Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 9, #3 (December 1966), pp. 309-313, JSTOR 3595950.
Reviewed by A. G. Drachmann in Isis 50, #4 (December 1959), pp. 498-499, JSTOR 226446.
Reviewed by F. Klemm in Isis 52, #3 (September 1961), pp. 437-438, JSTOR 228097.
Reviewed, with Studies in Early Petroleum History, by Martin Levey in Technology and Culture 2, #1 (Winter 1961), pp. 55-57, JSTOR 3101308.
Reviewed, with Studies in Early Petroleum History, by Kendall Beaton in The Business History Review 34, #1 (Spring 1960), pp. 130-131, JSTOR 3111792.
Volume I: Ancient Times to the Seventeenth Century
Volume II: The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Reviewed by J. Morton Briggs, Jr., Isis 55, #1 (March 1964), pp. 101-102, JSTOR 227767.

References

  1. 1 2 Lynn White, Lynn, Jr. (1974); Robert James Forbes (1900-1973). Technology and Culture, 15, #3 (July 1974), pp. 438-439.
  2. 1 2 Lefebvre, E., and de Bruijn, J.G. (1972-1973); Obituary. British journal for the history of science, 6 (1972-1973), p. 462. doi:10.1017/S0007087400012796
  3. ↑ Snelders, Harry A.M. (1973); Forbes, Robert Jacobus (1900-1973). Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland, 1973.
  4. ↑ Wittop Koning, D.A. (1975); [Unknown]. Economisch- en sociaal-historisch jaarboek, 38 (1975), pp. 337-339.
  5. 1 2 Wittop Koning, D.A. (1975); Robert James Forbes. Janus, 62 (1975), pp. 217-221. Complete Bibliography on pages 221-233.
  6. ↑ Rupert Hall, A. (1976); Robert James Forbes (1900-1973). Archives internationales d'histore des sciences, 26 (1976), pp. 160-162.
  7. ↑ "R.J. Forbes (1900 - 1973)" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Forbes, R.J. Notes on the History of Ancient Roads and Their Construction. Amsterdam: Uitgeversmij, 1934. Print, OCLC 406562923.
  9. ↑ Forbes, R J. Notes on the History of Ancient Roads and Their Construction: 2. Unrev : Ed. Amsterdam: Adolf M. Hakkert, 1964. Print, OCLC 484066898.
  10. ↑ Forbes, Robert J. Bibliographia Antiqua: Philosophia Naturalis: [- 1960]. Leiden: Nederlandsch Inst. van het Nabije Oosten, 1940. Print, OCLC 633867196.
  11. ↑ Forbes, Robert J. Bibliographia Antiqua Philosophia Naturalis... A. D. 1939: 2. Leiden: Nederlandsch Institut van het Nabije Oosten, 1942. Print, OCLC 490547084.
  12. ↑ Forbes, Robert J. Bibliographia Antiqua: Philosophia Naturalis: [- 1960]. Leiden: Nederlandsch Inst. van het Nabije Oosten, 1944. Print, OCLC 632730737.
  13. ↑ Forbes, Robert J. Bibliographia Antiqua: Philosophia Naturalis: [- 1960]. Leiden: Nederlandsch Inst. van het Nabije Oosten, 1949. Print, OCLC 632730763.
  14. ↑ Forbes, Robert J. Bibliographia Antiqua Philosophia Naturalis... A. D. 1939: 9. Leiden: Nederlandsch Institut van het Nabije Oosten, 1949. Print, OCLC 490554078.
  15. ↑ Forbes, Robert J. Bibliographia Antiqua: 10. Leiden: Nederlandsch Instituut voor het nabije oosten, 1950. Print, OCLC 496323084.
  16. ↑ Forbes, R J. Supplement 1: Nos. 10752 - 13240 ; 1940 - 1950. Bibliographia antiqua : philosophia naturalis / R. J. Forbes, S,1. Leiden: Nederlandsch Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, 1952. Print, OCLC 246384641.
  17. ↑ Forbes, R J. Supplement 2: Nos. 13241 - 15234 ; 1950 - 1960. Bibliographia antiqua : philosophia naturalis / R. J. Forbes, S,2. Leiden: Nederlandsch Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, 1963. Print, OCLC 247974498.
  18. ↑ Forbes, Robert J. Studies in Ancient Technology: The Origin of Alchemy : Water Supply. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1955. Print, OCLC 418456604.
  19. ↑ Forbes, Robert J. Studies in Ancient Technology: 1. Leiden: Brill, 1964. Print, OCLC 180355272.
  20. ↑ Forbes, Robert J. Studies in Ancient Technology: Power : Land Transport and Road-Building : the Coming of the Camel. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1955. Print, OCLC 418456689.
  21. ↑ Forbes, Robert J. Studies in Ancient Technology: 2. Leiden: Brill, 1965. Print, OCLC 180355312.
  22. ↑ Forbes, Robert J. Studies in Ancient Technology: Food, Alcohlic Beverages, Vinegar : Food in Classical Antiquity : Fermented Beverages 500 B.c. - 1500 A.d. Crushing, Salts, Preservation Processeo, Mummification : Paints Pigments, Inks and Varnishes. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1955. Print, OCLC 418456736.
  23. ↑ Forbes, Robert J. Studies in Ancient Technology: 3. Leiden: Brill, 1965. Print, OCLC 310479493.
  24. ↑ Forbes, Robert J. Studies in Ancient Technology: Washing, Bleaching, Fulling and Felting : Dyes and Dyeing Spinning : Sewing, Basketry and Weaving and Looms : Fabrics and Weaters. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1956. Print, OCLC 418456783.
  25. ↑ Forbes, R J. Studies in Ancient Technology: Vol. 4. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1964. Print, OCLC 27718678.
  26. ↑ Forbes, Robert J. Studies in Ancient Technology: Sugar and Its Substitutes in Antiquity : Glass. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1957. Print, OCLC 418456854.
  27. ↑ Forbes, Robert J. Studies in Ancient Technology: Refrigeration, the Art of Cooling and Producing Cold, Light. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1958. Print, OCLC 418456904.
  28. ↑ Forbes, Robert J. Studies in Ancient Technology: Ancient Mining and Quarrying and Quarrying : Ancien Minig Techniques. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1963. Print, OCLC 418456980.
  29. ↑ Forbes, Robert J. Studies in Early Petroleum History: With 16 Pl. and 32 Fig. Leiden: Brill, 1958. Print, OCLC 300163270.
  30. ↑ Forbes, R J. More Studies in Early Petroleum History, 1860-1880. Leiden: Brill, 1959. Print, OCLC 475921416.
  31. ↑ Forbes, R.J. The Conquest of Nature: Technology and Its Consequences. New York: Praeger, 1968. Print, OCLC 301300776.

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