Balch, Edwin Swift, 1856-1927
Variant namesAmateur artist.
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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Birth 1856
Death 1927
