John Hutton Balfour | |
|---|---|
 Balfour in 1878 | |
| Born | 15 September 1808 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Died | 11 February 1884 (aged 75) Inverleith House, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Royal High School, University of St Andrews and University of Edinburgh |
| Spouse | Marion Spottiswood Bayley |
| Children | 8; including Isaac Bayley Balfour |
| Awards | FRSE FRS FRCSE FLS MWS |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | botany |
| Institutions | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Botanical Society of Edinburgh, Oxford University |
John Hutton Balfour FRSE FRS FRCSE FLS MWS (15 September 1808 – 11 February 1884) was a Scottish botanist.[1] Balfour became a Professor of Botany, first at the University of Glasgow in 1841, moving to the University of Edinburgh and also becoming the 7th Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Her Majesty's Botanist in 1845. He held these posts until his retirement in 1879. He was nicknamed Woody Fibre.[2]
- ^ John Hutton Balfour's biography Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine at National Library of Scotland
- ^ Thompson, I. Maclaren (January 1927). "Francis Mitchell Caird, M.B., C.M., F.R.C.S.E., LL.D". Canadian Medical Association Journal. 17 (1): 127–128. ISSN 0008-4409. PMC 406913.