Andrew Balfour

Sir Andrew Balfour

Birth name	Andrew Balfour
Date of birth	(1873-03-21)21 March 1873
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	30 January 1931(1931-01-30) (aged 57)
Place of death	Penshurst, England
School	George Watson's College
University	Edinburgh University Caius, Cambridge
Occupation(s)	Medical officer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Cambridge University Watsonians () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1896–1897 Scotland 4 (0)
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.