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John Hutton Balfour

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Also known as Balf., J. Hutton Balfour, J. H. B.

British botanist (1808-1884)

Person · Open Library

Born
1808
Died
1884
Works
41

Top works

  • Class book of botany
  • Description of Aasafoetida plants (Narthex asafoetida, Falconer)
  • A manual of botany
  • Notice of the state of the open-air vegetation in the Edinburgh Botanic Garden, during December 1863
  • On the structure of the bark of Araucaria imbricata with special reference to palæontology

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Named after
James Hutton
Gender
male
Place of birth
Edinburgh
Place of death
Edinburgh
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
bryology
Image
John Hutton Balfour 1878.jpg
Number of children
8
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Commons category
John Hutton Balfour
date of birth
1808-09-15
date of death
1884-02-11
collection items at
Natural History Museum
name in native language
John Hutton Balfour
place of burial
Warriston Cemetery
writing language
English language
Commons Creator page
John Hutton Balfour
significant person
Thomas Frederick Cheeseman
birth name
John Hutton Balfour
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