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Edward Waldo Forbes

Harvard art historian and director of the Fogg Art Museum (1873–1969)
Person Human Q19997503
Edward Waldo Forbes
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
1873
Date of death
1969
Place of birth
Naushon Island
Place of death
McLean Hospital
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
art historian
Employer
Harvard University, Fogg Museum[11][12]
Position held
museum director[10]
Educated at
Harvard University[13]
Father
William Hathaway Forbes[6]
Mother
Edith Emerson Forbes[7]
Child
Elliot Forbes[8]
Sibling
William Cameron Forbes, Ralph Emerson Forbes, Alexander Forbes[19][20][21]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library[23]
Family name
Forbes[15]
Given name
Edward, Waldo[16][17]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[22]
Significant person
Arthur Everett Austin, Jr.[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Edward Forbes en Edward Waldo Forbes en Edward W. Forbes ja エドワード・W・フォーブス ko 에드워드 월도 포브스 ko 에드워드 W. 포브스
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000080764414
VIAF cluster ID
15055987
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2009197892
GND ID
142499986
AGORHA UUID
058aff21-3d05-4fce-bd66-cd86c463ec65
AGORHA person/institution ID
144883
ArchINFORM person/group ID
59859
Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America ID
1860
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15047656n
DDB person (GND) ID
142499986
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
142499986
Dictionary of Art Historians ID
forbese
Show all 30 identifiers +18
FAST ID
1925267
Geni profile ID
6000000006860808453
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11bwcq627r
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
142499986
NUKAT ID
n2012075374
National Library of Latvia ID
000201519
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
260339237
Online Books Page author ID
Forbes, Edward W. (Edward Waldo), 1873-1969
OpenMLOL author ID
314909
Prabook ID
1078001
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
10581
Union List of Artist Names ID
500445265
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10183826
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/136393
Webb-site person ID
52977
WikiTree person ID
Forbes-4755
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJm9f6TxfGbkRxJcdgwBfq
Yale LUX ID
person/49cb1fe3-6df9-4b80-be61-90899929c334

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Summary

Edward Waldo Forbes was born in 1873[1] in Naushon Island[2]. He died in 1969[3] in McLean Hospital[4]. He worked as an art historian[5].

FAQs

Where was Edward Waldo Forbes born?

Edward Waldo Forbes's place of birth was Naushon Island[2].

Where did Edward Waldo Forbes die?

Edward Waldo Forbes passed away in McLean Hospital[4].

Who were Edward Waldo Forbes's parents?

Edward Waldo Forbes's father was William Hathaway Forbes[6]. Edward Waldo Forbes's mother was Edith Emerson Forbes[7].

What did Edward Waldo Forbes do for work?

Edward Waldo Forbes worked as an art historian[5].

Where did Edward Waldo Forbes go to school?

Edward Waldo Forbes was educated at Harvard University[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Dictionary of Art Historians. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . AGORHA. Retrieved . research.frick.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . AGORHA. Retrieved . research.frick.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Gamaliel · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Occupation: art historian, DOAH ID (details)"
  2. 23w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → William Hathaway Forbes
    Date of birth → 1873
    Webb-site person ID → 52977
    Online Books Page author ID → Forbes, Edward W. (Edward Waldo), 1873-1969
    + 49 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #34506: add P1810 to P8034"
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