Person Stewart; Balfour (1828 - 1887); physicist and meteorologist Stewart Balfour physicist and meteorologist 1828 - 1887 British Male Edinburgh, Scotland 01 November 1828 Ballymagarvey, near Drogheda, Ireland 19 December 1887

Richmond, Surrey (1862)

Physics Meteorology Education: Dundee; Edinburgh University. MA Career: Entered the office of James Balfour, a relative; went to Australia (1855); gave up business (1856); Assistant observer, Kew Observatory (1856); Director, Kew Observatory (1859-1871); Professor of Natural Philosophy, Owen's College, Manchester (1870-1887); died of apoplexy Son of William Stewart, tea merchant, of Leith, and his wife Hane, daughter of Rev William Clouston; married (08 September 1863) Katharine, daughter of Charles Stevens, lawyer, of London Medals and prizes: Rumford Medal 1868 Fellow 05/06/1862 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1889 vol 46 pp ix-xi signed by P G T References: R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84 ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org 1 Nov 1828 - 19 Dec 1887 NA6042 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 25/04/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/17329396 dd661d6f-a49f-4314-a2d6-36ec894f00f5