Alice Blanche Balfour

Alice Blanche Balfour
FRES
Born(1850-10-20)20 October 1850
Whittingehame House, East Lothian, Scotland
Died12 June 1936(1936-06-12) (aged 85)
Whittingehame House, East Lothian, Scotland
Parent(s)James Maitland Balfour
Lady Blanche Gascoyne-Cecil
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology, genetics

Alice Blanche Balfour FRES (20 October 1850 – 12 June 1936) was a Scottish entomologist, naturalist, scientific illustrator and one of the earliest pioneers in the science of genetics. Her extensive collection of Scottish moths is now in the care of National Museums Scotland.

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