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1815–1854 England

Edward Forbes FRS, FGS (12 February 1815 – 18 November 1854) was a Manx naturalist. In 1846, he proposed that the distributions of montane plants and animals had been compressed downslope, and some oceanic islands connected to the mainland, during the recent ice age.

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Then a-dredging we will go, brave boys,
Then a-dredging we will go.

The ship may rove through the waters above,
'Mid scenes exciting wonder,
But braver sights the dredge delights
As it roves the waters under.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Edward Forbes (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.