| Authorised form of name | Balfour; John Hutton (1808 - 1884) |
| Dates | 1808 - 1884 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 15 September 1808 |
| Place of death | Inverleith House, Edinburgh |
| Date of death | 11 February 1884 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Botany |
| Activity | Education:
MD
Career:
Professor of Botany, University of Edinburgh; one of the Editors of the 'Annals and Magazine of Natural History,' and of the 'Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal.'
Memberships:
FRSE
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/06/1856 |
| Relationships | Father of Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour (FRS 1884) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/52098074 |
| Royal Society code | NA5523 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1856/01 | Balfour, John Hutton: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/Maull/000217 | Balfour, John Hutton | nd |
| IM/000218 | Balfour, John Hutton | nd |
| MC/5 | Volume 5 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1851-1858 |