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Alice Blanche Balfour
FRES
Born(1850-10-20)20 October 1850
Whittingehame House, East Lothian, Scotland
Died12 June 1936(1936-06-12) (aged 85)
Whittingehame House, East Lothian, Scotland
Parent(s)James Maitland Balfour
Lady Blanche Gascoyne-Cecil
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology, genetics

Alice Blanche Balfour FRES (20 October 1850 – 12 June 1936) was a Scottish entomologist, naturalist, scientific illustrator and one of the earliest pioneers in the science of genetics.[1] Her extensive collection of Scottish moths is now in the care of National Museums Scotland.[2]

  1. ^ Opitz, Donald L. (October 2004). ""Behind folding shutters in Whittingehame House": Alice Blanche Balfour (1850–1936) and amateur natural history". Archives of Natural History. 31 (2): 330–348. doi:10.3366/anh.2004.31.2.330. ISSN 0260-9541.
  2. ^ "Museum Moths". National Museums Scotland Blog. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

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