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| − | Sir Andrew Balfour (1630-1694) was the co-founder of the [[Creation of Edinburgh Botanic Garden, 1670|Edinburgh Botanic Garden]] with [[Sir Robert Sibbald (1641–1722)]]. He has also been credited with securing the appointment of [[James Gregory (1638-1675)]] as the first Professor of [[Mathematics]] in 1674, and later the appointment of Gregory's nephews [[David Gregory (1659-1708)]] and [[James Gregory (1666-1742)]] to the same Chair. | + | '''Sir Andrew Balfour (1630-1694)''' was the co-founder of the [[Creation of Edinburgh Botanic Garden, 1670|Edinburgh Botanic Garden]] with [[Sir Robert Sibbald (1641–1722)]]. He has also been credited with securing the appointment of [[James Gregory (1638-1675)]] as the first Professor of [[Mathematics]] in 1674, and later the appointment of Gregory's nephews [[David Gregory (1659-1708)]] and [[James Gregory (1666-1742)]] to the same Chair. |
[[Category:Benefactors|Balfour, Andrew, Sir]] [[Category:Founders|Balfour, Andrew, Sir]] | [[Category:Benefactors|Balfour, Andrew, Sir]] [[Category:Founders|Balfour, Andrew, Sir]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:22, 21 July 2014
Sir Andrew Balfour (1630-1694) was the co-founder of the Edinburgh Botanic Garden with Sir Robert Sibbald (1641–1722). He has also been credited with securing the appointment of James Gregory (1638-1675) as the first Professor of Mathematics in 1674, and later the appointment of Gregory's nephews David Gregory (1659-1708) and James Gregory (1666-1742) to the same Chair.