John Hutton Balfour was a Scottish botanist. He became Professor of Botany first at the University of Glasgow in 1841, and then moved to Edinburgh University, also becoming Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Her Majesty's Botanist in Scotland in 1845, which posts he held until 1879. He was awarded the degree of LLD by Edinburgh University, Glasgow University and St Andrews University in 1879. Balfour's sister, Magdelene Balfour, married William A.F.

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  • John Hutton Balfour was a Scottish botanist. He became Professor of Botany first at the University of Glasgow in 1841, and then moved to Edinburgh University, also becoming Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Her Majesty's Botanist in Scotland in 1845, which posts he held until 1879. He was awarded the degree of LLD by Edinburgh University, Glasgow University and St Andrews University in 1879. Balfour's sister, Magdelene Balfour, married William A.F. Browne (1805-1885), the well known phrenologist and asylum reformer, and her sons were Sir James Crichton-Browne (1840-1938), an eminent psychiatrist and Sir John Hutton Balfour-Browne K.C. (1845-1921), leader of the parliamentary bar and author of The Medical Jurisprudence of Insanity. Balfour was educated at the Royal High School in Edinburgh and then studied at St. Andrews University and Edinburgh University, graduating with degrees of M.A. and then M.D. , the latter in 1832. His original intention had been to seek ordination in the Church of Scotland but instead started medical practice in Edinburgh in 1834 after studying abroad. With an interest in botany, and a botanical knowledge which he continued to expand, Balfour was prominent in the moves to establish the Botanical Society of Edinburgh in 1836 and the Botanical Club in 1838. In 1840 he began giving lectures on botany with some success and in 1841 he became Professor of Botany at Glasgow University. In 1845, Balfour was appointed Professor of Botany at Edinburgh University and nominated Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh. He was for many years Dean of the Medical Faculty, Edinburgh University. Under his care the Royal Botanic Garden was enlarged and improved and a palm-house, arboretum, and teaching accommodation was built. His publications include botanical text-books such as Manual of botany (1848), Class book of botany (1852), Outlines of botany (1854), and Elements of botany for schools (1869), Botanist's companion (1860), Introduction to palaeontological botany (1872), and The plants of scripture. He also contributed to the article on botany in the 8th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Balfour retired in 1879. California's foxtail pine is named Pinus balfouriana Balf. after him.
  • John Hutton Balfour war ein britischer Arzt und Botaniker. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „Balf. “.
  • John Hutton Balfour fue un médico, botánico y briólogo escocés.
  • John Hutton Balfour, né le 15 septembre 1808 à Édimbourg et mort le 11 février 1884, est un botaniste écossais. Il obtient un doctorat de médecine en 1831 à l'université d'Édimbourg, discipline qu'il exerce dans cette même ville. En 1841, il obtient la chaire royale de botanique à l'université de Glasgow puis à celle d'Édimbourg en 1845. La même année, il dirige le jardin botanique royal de la ville.
  • John Hutton Balfour foi um médico e botânico escocês. Era pai do botânico Isaac Bayley Balfour (1853-1922).
  • John Hutton Balfour, född 1808 och död 1884, var en skotska botaniker. Han blev först professor i botanik på University of Glasgow 1841, men flyttade senare till Edinburgh University då han samtidigt blev förvaltare av Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh och även Her Majesty's Botanist i Skottland 1845, en post som han behöll till 1879. Tallarten Pinus balfouriana är namngiven efter honom.
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  • John Hutton Balfour was a Scottish botanist. He became Professor of Botany first at the University of Glasgow in 1841, and then moved to Edinburgh University, also becoming Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Her Majesty's Botanist in Scotland in 1845, which posts he held until 1879. He was awarded the degree of LLD by Edinburgh University, Glasgow University and St Andrews University in 1879. Balfour's sister, Magdelene Balfour, married William A.F.
  • John Hutton Balfour war ein britischer Arzt und Botaniker. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „Balf. “.
  • John Hutton Balfour fue un médico, botánico y briólogo escocés.
  • John Hutton Balfour, né le 15 septembre 1808 à Édimbourg et mort le 11 février 1884, est un botaniste écossais. Il obtient un doctorat de médecine en 1831 à l'université d'Édimbourg, discipline qu'il exerce dans cette même ville. En 1841, il obtient la chaire royale de botanique à l'université de Glasgow puis à celle d'Édimbourg en 1845. La même année, il dirige le jardin botanique royal de la ville.
  • John Hutton Balfour foi um médico e botânico escocês. Era pai do botânico Isaac Bayley Balfour (1853-1922).
  • John Hutton Balfour, född 1808 och död 1884, var en skotska botaniker. Han blev först professor i botanik på University of Glasgow 1841, men flyttade senare till Edinburgh University då han samtidigt blev förvaltare av Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh och även Her Majesty's Botanist i Skottland 1845, en post som han behöll till 1879. Tallarten Pinus balfouriana är namngiven efter honom.
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