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Francis Maitland Balfour: Quick Facts

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Born November 10, 1851 • Edinburgh • Scotland
Died July 19, 1882 (aged 30) • near Martigny • Switzerland
Notable Works “A Treatise on Comparative Embryology”
Notable Family Members brother Arthur James Balfour, 1st earl of Balfour

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