Andrew Balfour

British doctor and botanist (1630-1694)
Person human Q2846555
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Andrew Balfour

Summary

Andrew Balfour is a human[1]. He was born on +1630-01-18T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1694-01-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a botanist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Andrew Balfour was born on +1630-01-18T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Andrew Balfour died on +1694-01-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Andrew Balfour held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Andrew Balfour's professions included botanist[4].
  • Andrew Balfour was educated at University of St Andrews[7].
  • Andrew Balfour was educated at University of Caen Normandy[8].
  • Andrew Balfour received the Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh[9].
  • Andrew Balfour was a member of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh[10].
  • Andrew Balfour is recorded as male[11].
  • Andrew Balfour's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Andrew Balfour's founder is recorded as Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh[13].
  • Andrew Balfour's ISNI is recorded as 0000000072532285[14].
  • Andrew Balfour's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 15121120[15].
  • Andrew Balfour's GND ID is recorded as 1089785356[16].
  • Andrew Balfour's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84233871[17].
  • Andrew Balfour's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35851582[18].
  • Andrew Balfour's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dlmv4x[19].
  • Andrew Balfour's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2366306A[20].
  • Andrew Balfour's family name is recorded as Balfour[21].
  • Andrew Balfour's given name is recorded as Andrew[22].
  • Andrew Balfour's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1115855[23].
  • Andrew Balfour's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[24].
  • Andrew Balfour's described by source is recorded as A biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen, 1857[25].
  • Andrew Balfour's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 1182[26].
  • Andrew Balfour's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00145547[27].

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Origins and Family

Andrew Balfour was born on +1630-01-18T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of St Andrews[7], a public university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1413[30], headquartered in Fife[31] and University of Caen Normandy[8], a public university[32], in France[33], founded in 1432[34], headquartered in Caen[35].

Career and Affiliations

Andrew Balfour worked as a botanist[4].

Recognition

Andrew Balfour received the Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh[9].

Death and Burial

Andrew Balfour died on +1694-01-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Andrew Balfour ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Andrew Balfour do for work?

Andrew Balfour worked as botanist[4].

Where did Andrew Balfour go to school?

Andrew Balfour was educated at University of St Andrews[7] and University of Caen Normandy[8].

What awards did Andrew Balfour receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . CERL Thesaurus. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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