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Francis Maitland Balfour
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Name Francis Maitland Balfour
Gender Male
Birth[1] 10 Nov 1851 City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Death[1] 19 Jul 1882 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France
Reference Number? Q1348857?


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Francis (Frank) Maitland Balfour, known as F. M. Balfour, (10 November 1851 – 19 July 1882) was a British biologist. 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.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Francis Maitland Balfour, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.