Birth name | Andrew Balfour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 March 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 30 January 1931 | (aged 57)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Penshurst, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | George Watson's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Edinburgh University Caius, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Medical officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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51st President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1930–1931 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Augustus Grant-Asher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | John Sturrock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sir Andrew Balfour KCMG CB (21 March 1873 – 30 January 1931) was a Scottish Medical Officer who specialised in tropical medicine. Balfour spent twelve years in Khartoum, Sudan and was the Medical Officer of Health in the city. As well as writing medical publications, Balfour also wrote historical fiction and fantasy novels, the majority of which were published from 1897 to 1903. In his youth Balfour was also a notable sportsman playing rugby union for Cambridge University in the Varsity Match and was selected to represent the Scotland national team.