Edward Balfour, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edward Balfour

British surgeon and orientalist

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1813

Place of Birth: Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Dec-1889

Profession: surgeon

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Edward Green Balfour (6 September 1813 – 8 December 1889) was a Scottish surgeon, orientalist and pioneering environmentalist in India.
He founded museums at Madras and Bangalore, a zoological garden in Madras and was instrumental in raising awareness on forest conservation and public health in India.
He published a Cyclopaedia of India, several editions of which were published after 1857, translated works on health into Indian languages and wrote on a variety of subjects.