Thomas A. G. Balfour Explained

Thomas Alexander Goldie Balfour FRCPE, FRSE (28 May 1825 – 10 March 1895)^[1] was a Scottish physician and botanist.^[2] He was the father of Sir Andrew Balfour.^[3]

Life

Balfour was born in Edinburgh to Andrew Balfour and Magdalene Goldie Balfour.^[4] He graduated at the University of Edinburgh, Medical School, in 1851 with the thesis Alcohol as an etiological agent.^[5] He became a member of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh in 1868, and served as President of the society from 1877–1879, subsequently continuing as a Vice-President and Councillor.^[2] He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1870.^[2] He died in Edinburgh in 1895.

Works

• The Typical Character Of Nature, Or, All Nature A Divine Symbol

Notes and References

1. Br. Med. J. 23 March 1895; 1(1786): 679.
2. Andrew Taylor . 1896 . Obituary Notice Of Dr. Thomas Alexander Goldie Balfour, M.D., F.R.C.P.E., F.R.S.E. . Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh . 20 . 1–4 . 449–451 . 10.1080/03746609609468895 .
3. Web site: Munks Roll Details for Andrew (Sir) Balfour. munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk.
4. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950
5. Web site: Balfour. Thomas A. G.. 1851. Alcohol as an etiological agent. en.