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Francis Maitland Balfour

1851 - 1882

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Francis Maitland Balfour, known as F. M. Balfour, FRS (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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Maitland Balfour is the 1,054th most popular biologist (down from 1,041st in 2019), the 5,866th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,844th in 2019) and the 187th most popular British Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Francis Maitland Balfour ranks 1,054 out of 1,097. Before him are Paul Sereno, Henry Weed Fowler, Philip J. Currie, Christof Koch, Carrie Derick, and Patricia Goldman-Rakic. After him are Angelika Amon, Edward Donovan, Roger Revelle, Jessica Meir, Amos Eaton, and Austin Stevens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1851, Francis Maitland Balfour ranks 105. Before him are Theo de Meester, William Mitchell Ramsay, Berthold Englisch, William Quan Judge, Thomas Dewing, and Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey. After him are Mary Augusta Ward, George Newnes, Leslie Ward, and Emily Ford. Among people deceased in 1882, Francis Maitland Balfour ranks 79. Before him are William Barton Rogers, William Shanks, George Perkins Marsh, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, Francisco Javier Zaldúa, and Hablot Knight Browne. After him are Milton Latham, and Edward Bouverie Pusey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Francis Maitland Balfour ranks 5,868 out of 8,785. Before him are Alan Hodgkinson (1936), Bernardine Evaristo (1959), Peter Ashdown (1934), Thomas Griffith Taylor (1880), Adrian Metcalfe (1942), and Marian McPartland (1918). After him are Tony Cascarino (1962), Walter Besant (1836), Anna of East Anglia (null), Guy Chambers (1963), Charles Hutton (1737), and Jackie Henderson (1932).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Francis Maitland Balfour ranks 187. Before him are Philippa Marrack (1945), Ethelwynn Trewavas (1900), E. B. Ford (1901), Francis Walker (1809), Bryan Sykes (1947), and William Forsell Kirby (1844). After him are Steve Jones (1944), George Don (1798), and David Bellamy (1933).

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