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Francis Maitland Balfour (born November 10, 1851, Edinburgh—died July 19, 1882, near Martigny-Ville, Switzerland) was a British zoologist, younger brother of the statesman Arthur James Balfour, and a founder of modern embryology. His interest in the subject was aroused by the lectures of the British physiologist Michael Foster, and, after ...
James Maitland Balfour (5 January 1820 – 23 February 1856), of Whittinghame, East Lothian, was a Scottish land-owner and businessman. He made a fortune in the 19th-century railway boom, and inherited a significant portion of his father's great wealth.
7 de jun. de 2022 · James Balfour (c. 1775 – 19 April 1845) was a Scottish nabob who became a landowner and politician. The son of a prosperous and influential Scottish gentry family, he became a trader in India. Having made a fortune supplying the Royal Navy, he returned to Scotland to buy several landed estates, including Whittingehame in East Lothian where he ...
Firma. Arthur James Balfour, I conte di Balfour ( Whittingehame, 22 luglio 1848 – Londra, 19 marzo 1930 ), è stato un politico britannico . Esponente del Partito Conservatore, è stato primo ministro del Regno Unito dal 12 luglio 1902 al 5 dicembre 1905. Era inoltre membro della massoneria britannica. [1] [2] [3]
James Maitland Balfour was the son of James Balfour born 1785 Scotland and died 1845 Scotland and Lady Eleanor Maitland born 3 10 1790 Scotland and died 23 5 1869 Scotland. They married 19 01 1815 Scotland and had five children.
Balfour died at Whittingehame in April 1845, aged about 70. He was survived by his wife, Lady Eleanor, two sons, and two daughters. Another two daughters and a son predeceased him. The surviving children were: James Maitland Balfour (1820–1856), MP for Haddington Burghs 1841–47, father of five sons and three daughters
zoobalfouroriginalcrop2small.jpg Balfour was Professor of Animal Morphology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. Books were given by his family to form the nucleus of the Zoological Department Library. The collection comprised over 500 books plus 77 bound pamphlets.
