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174:, vol. i. Calcutta, 1784 ; 2nd ed. London, 1795; 3rd ed. Cupar, 1815; 4th ed. Cupar, 1816. A German translation of the book, with a preface by Herr Lauth, appeared at Strasburg in 1786. Balfour here expounds his favourite theory, that fevers are under the direct influence of the moon, and reach their critical stage with the full moon. 137:, founded, under the presidency of Sir William Jones and the patronage of Warren Hastings, in 1784. To the 'Asiatic Researches' ('Transactions of the Bengal Asiatic Society') Balfour contributed in 1790 a paper on 134: 84:
as assistant-surgeon on 3 July 1769, was appointed full surgeon on 10 August 1777, and retired from the service on 16 September 1807. He afterwards returned to
99:— to him in 1781, and addressed him a letter in the same year complaining of the want of courtesy shown him by other officials in the East India service at 156:
Balfour married a cousin, Emilia Balfour, in Madras in 1777. He succeeded to the Fernie estate following the death of his brother. He died there in 1818.
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A paper on the Diurnal Variations of the Barometer, Edinburgh Phil. Trans'. (iv. pt. i. 25), 1798.
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by his second son, Lt. Col. John Balfour. Lt. Col. John Balfour was attainted for his role in the
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Addit. MSS. 29159, ff. 257, 388, 394, 400; 29160, ff. 49, 50, 69, 83, 104, 116
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in 1781, and republished in London in 1804. It is a state letter-writer in
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A paper on the Effects of Sol-Lunar Influence on the Fevers of India in
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Balfour lived for several years on terms of some intimacy with
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Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615-1930 - Volume 1
123:The Forms of Herkern . . . translated into English 248:Lords, Great Britain Parliament House of (1861). 103:. In May, June, and July 1783, Balfour, while at 381: 272:Dodwell and Miles' Indian Medical Officers, 4-5 178:Treatise on Putrid Intestinal Remitting Fevers 376:. Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 329:Crawford, Lieutenant-Colonel D. G. (2012). 172:A Treatise on Sol-Lunar Influence in Fevers 223:. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1914. p.  328: 213: 211: 360: 382: 425:18th-century Scottish medical doctors 410:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh 405:19th-century Scottish medical doctors 254:. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 318 247: 208: 16:Scottish medical officer and author 13: 367:"Balfour, Francis (fl.1812)"  335:. Andrews UK Limited. p. 15. 318:India, Select Marriages, 1792-1948 166:Dissertatio de Gonorrhea Virulenta 14: 456: 440:19th-century Scottish translators 420:British East India Company people 445:18th-century British translators 373:Dictionary of National Biography 183:A paper on the Barometer in the 53:, and his lands forfeited. King 72:in 1767; his thesis was titled 322: 311: 302: 293: 284: 275: 266: 251:Journals of the House of Lords 241: 1: 430:18th-century Scottish writers 400:19th-century Scottish writers 201: 23: 47:3rd Lord Balfour of Burleigh 36: 7: 236:francis balfour 7 may 1818. 10: 461: 415:Scottish medical writers 281:Addit. MS. 29151, f. 109 159: 95:. He dedicated a book — 70:University of Edinburgh 51:Jacobite rising of 1715 135:Bengal Asiatic Society 74:De Gonorrhea virulenta 180:, 1790; 2nd ed. 1795. 143:language of Hindostan 97:The Forms of Herkern 41:Balfour was born in 151:Oriental Literature 125:, was published at 64:He was awarded his 61:to Arthur in 1739. 195:Asiatic Researches 185:Asiatic Researches 78:East India Company 113:Rajah Cheyte Sing 76:. He entered the 452: 377: 369: 354: 353: 351: 349: 326: 320: 315: 309: 306: 300: 297: 291: 288: 282: 279: 273: 270: 264: 263: 261: 259: 245: 239: 238: 233: 231: 215: 197:(viii. 1), 1805. 187:(iv. 195), 1795. 117:Oriental studies 28: 25: 460: 459: 455: 454: 453: 451: 450: 449: 380: 379: 362:Stephen, Leslie 358: 357: 347: 345: 343: 327: 323: 316: 312: 307: 303: 298: 294: 289: 285: 280: 276: 271: 267: 257: 255: 246: 242: 229: 227: 217: 216: 209: 204: 162: 147:Persian Grammar 93:Warren Hastings 39: 26: 20:Francis Balfour 17: 12: 11: 5: 458: 448: 447: 442: 437: 432: 427: 422: 417: 412: 407: 402: 397: 392: 364:, ed. (1885). 356: 355: 341: 321: 310: 301: 292: 283: 274: 265: 240: 206: 205: 203: 200: 199: 198: 191: 188: 181: 175: 169: 161: 158: 80:'s service in 68:degree by the 38: 35: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 457: 446: 443: 441: 438: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 401: 398: 396: 393: 391: 388: 387: 385: 378: 375: 374: 368: 363: 344: 342:9781781502297 338: 334: 333: 325: 319: 314: 305: 296: 287: 278: 269: 253: 252: 244: 237: 226: 222: 221: 214: 212: 207: 196: 192: 189: 186: 182: 179: 176: 173: 170: 167: 164: 163: 157: 154: 152: 148: 144: 140: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 118: 114: 110: 109:Francis Fowke 106: 102: 98: 94: 89: 87: 83: 79: 75: 71: 67: 62: 60: 59:Fernie estate 57:restored the 56: 52: 48: 44: 34: 32: 31:British India 21: 435:Clan Balfour 390:1740s births 371: 359: 346:. Retrieved 331: 324: 317: 313: 304: 295: 286: 277: 268: 256:. Retrieved 250: 243: 235: 228:. Retrieved 219: 194: 184: 177: 171: 165: 155: 139:Arabic roots 122: 121: 96: 90: 73: 63: 40: 19: 18: 395:1818 deaths 27: 1744 384:Categories 202:References 86:Edinburgh 55:George II 37:Biography 308:viii. 89 127:Calcutta 348:17 June 299:ii. 205 258:18 June 230:17 June 168:, 1767. 131:Persian 105:Benares 101:Lucknow 339:  111:, and 82:Bengal 160:Works 350:2018 337:ISBN 260:2018 232:2018 43:Fife 225:169 153:'. 386:: 370:. 234:. 210:^ 119:. 88:. 66:MD 33:. 24:c. 352:. 262:. 22:(

Index

British India
Fife
3rd Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Jacobite rising of 1715
George II
Fernie estate
MD
University of Edinburgh
East India Company
Bengal
Edinburgh
Warren Hastings
Lucknow
Benares
Francis Fowke
Rajah Cheyte Sing
Oriental studies
Calcutta
Persian
Bengal Asiatic Society
Arabic roots
language of Hindostan
Persian Grammar
Oriental Literature


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