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F. M. Balfour
Born
Francis Maitland Balfour
10 November 1851 (1851-11-10)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died
19 July 1882(1882-07-19) (aged 30)
Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey, Italy
Parent(s)
James Maitland Balfour Lady Blanche Gascoyne-Cecil
Awards
Royal Medal (1881)
Scientific career
Fields
embryology
Institutions
Trinity College, Cambridge
Francis Maitland Balfour, known as F. M. Balfour, FRS (10 November 1851 – 19 July 1882) was a British biologist.[1] He lost his life while attempting the ascent of Mont Blanc. He was regarded by his colleagues as one of the greatest biologists of his day and Charles Darwin's successor.
^Hall, Brian K (October 2003). "Francis Maitland Balfour (1851–1882): a founder of evolutionary embryology". J. Exp. Zool. B. 299 (1): 3–8. doi:10.1002/jez.b.35. PMID 14508811.
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