Balch, Edwin Swift, 1856-1927

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From the description of Paintings of Edwin Swift Balch [manuscript], 1871-1891. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647818232

Edwin Swift Balch was born in 1856 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of the distinguished lawyer Thomas Balch. He was educated in France and Germany and studied at Harvard University. Although qualified as a lawyer, Balch chose to travel around the world and became an authority on polar history and exploration. Between 1909 and 1910, Balch served as chairman of the Committee on South Polar Exploration. He was appointed president of the Philadelphia Geographical Society and was a fellow of the American Geographical Society. He died in 1927.

Published work, The North Pole and Bradley Land by Edwin Swift Balch, Campion and Co. Philadelphia (1913) (3)91(08)[1907-1909] and Antarctica by Edwin Swift Balch, Allen, Lane & Scott, Philadelphia (1902) SPRI Library Shelf (7)91(091)[1902]

From the guide to the Edwin Balch collection, 1909-1913, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)

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referencedIn Balch family. Balch Family papers, 1755-1963 1870-1920. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Fragonard, Jean-Honoré, 1732-1806. Engravings from the Balch collection [manuscript], 1930. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Balch, Edwin Swift, 1856-1927,. Papers of the Balch family, 1760-1955. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Balch, Edwin Swift, 1856-1927. Paintings of Edwin Swift Balch [manuscript], 1871-1891. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Edwin Balch collection, 1909-1913 Scott Polar Research Institute
referencedIn Tainter Family. Tainter Family Papers, 1847-1946. Peabody Essex Museum
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Edwin Balch collection, 1909-1913 Scott Polar Research Institute
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Death 1927

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