Herbert Fordham

Herbert Fordham was a British cartographer, writer, barrister, bookseller and geographer (1854–1929). He was born at Odsey and died at Cambridge.

Also recorded as Herbert George Fordham; Sir Herbert George Fordham.

Herbert Fordham in brief

Born
1854
Died
1929
Known for
cartographer, writer, barrister, bookseller and geographer
Place of birth
Odsey
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Herbert George Fordham and Sir Herbert George Fordham. His recorded language was English.

One child is recorded: Frances Mary Fordham.

Career and activity

Recorded position is Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire. He belonged to Geological Society of London, British Science Association, Royal Geographical Society and Inner Temple. He worked at Odsey.

Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1873 to 1999.

The collected works of C.G. Jung / editors, Herbert Read, Michael Fordham, Gerhard Adler., dated 1953-1979, held by Wellcome Collection. Personal correspondence: miscellaneous, dated c.1942-c.1995, held by Wellcome Collection. Pragmatism, Rights, and Democracy Beth J. Singer, NEH/Mellon Humanities Open Book Grant., dated 1999, held by Wellcome Collection. John Morris (1810-1886), geologist, dated 1873, held by Wellcome Collection. [Fisher-Fulton], dated 1913-1922, held by Wellcome Collection. Reprints etc by colleagues, dated 1935-1971, held by Wellcome Collection. Burroughs Wellcome & Co, Private Letter Book 18, dated June - November 1904, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

7 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Fordham, Sir Herbert George (1854–1929), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Obituary. Sir Herbert George Fordham, Geography, 1929. Fordham, (Sigurd) Max, (born 17 June 1933), Member, Max Fordham LLP, since 2001; Director, Max Fordham Consulting Ltd, 2004–17, Who's Who, 2009. Weekly alendronate-induced acute pseudogout., Rheumatology (Oxford). Compress the curve: a cross-sectional study of variations in COVID-19 infections across California nursing homes., BMJ Open. Starfysh integrates spatial transcriptomic and histologic data to reveal heterogeneous tumor-immune hubs., Nat Biotechnol. A Protocol for the Inclusion of Minoritized Persons in Alzheimer Disease Research From the ADNI3 Diversity Taskforce., JAMA Netw Open.

Digitised editions and texts

6 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by DataCite (Archaeology Data Service).

Cambridgeshire Maps. (2017) — DataCite (Archaeology Data Service). Bronze Object from Guilden Morden (2017) — DataCite (Archaeology Data Service). The Cartography of the Provinces of France 1570-1757 (Plates X-XIV) (2008) — DataCite (Archaeology Data Service). A supposed Romano-British settlement at Odsey. (2008) — DataCite (Archaeology Data Service). I. The Cartography of the Province of France, 1570-1757. II. Cambridgeshire Maps. II. Maps of the Nineteenth Century. (With four Figures in the text.) (2017) — DataCite (Archaeology Data Service). Cambridgeshire Maps (2008) — DataCite (Archaeology Data Service).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 deposited research records (DataCite Commons) and 4 biomedical publications indexed (PubMed (National Library of Medicine)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 22 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Herbert Fordham studied at University College London. the recorded working language is English.

Residence is recorded at Odsey. Positions recorded include Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire. Membership is recorded of Geological Society of London, British Science Association and Royal Geographical Society.

Distinctions recorded are Knighthood.

Chronology

  1. 1854Herbert Fordham born at Odsey.
  2. 1873John Morris (1810-1886), geologist (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1913[Fisher-Fulton] (Wellcome Collection).
  4. 1929Herbert Fordham died at Cambridge.
  5. 1935Reprints etc by colleagues (Wellcome Collection).
  6. 1942Personal correspondence: miscellaneous (Wellcome Collection).
  7. 1953The collected works of C.G. Jung / editors, Herbert Read, Michael Fordham, Gerhard Adler. (Wellcome Collection).
  8. 1999Pragmatism, Rights, and Democracy Beth J. Singer, NEH/Mellon Humanities Open Book Grant. (Wellcome Collection).
  9. 2008The Cartography of the Provinces of France 1570-1757 (Plates X-XIV) digitised by DataCite (Archaeology Data Service).
  10. 2008A supposed Romano-British settlement at Odsey. digitised by DataCite (Archaeology Data Service).
  11. 2008Cambridgeshire Maps digitised by DataCite (Archaeology Data Service).
  12. 2017Cambridgeshire Maps. digitised by DataCite (Archaeology Data Service).
  13. 2017Bronze Object from Guilden Morden digitised by DataCite (Archaeology Data Service).
  14. 2017I. The Cartography of the Province of France, 1570-1757. II. Cambridgeshire Maps. II. Maps of the Nineteenth Century. (With four Figures in the text.) digitised by DataCite (Archaeology Data Service).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “Herbert Fordham”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Fordham, (Sigurd) Max, (born 17 June 1933), Member, Max Fordham LLP, since 2001; Director, Max Fordham Consulting Ltd, 2004–17, Who's Who, 2009

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Fordham, Sir Herbert George (1854–1929), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Obituary. Sir Herbert George Fordham, Geography, 1929

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    PubMed, United States National Library of Medicine, records for “Herbert Fordham”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 9 works naming Herbert Fordham.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    “Herbert Fordham”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5734109: Herbert Fordham

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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