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I AM sorry that I omitted in my brief sketch to point out the benefits which Balfour undoubtedly derived from the science teaching at Harrow, and I am sure my friend Mr. Griffith will understand that it is as far as possible from my wishes to fail in acknowledging the fruit of the labours which he has been carrying on there these several years with such zeal and energy. There can be no doubt, I think, that the training which Balfour had under Mr. Griffith not only helped towards his gaining the scholarship, but materially contributed to making him the man he was. What I wrote concerning his reputation at Harrow, referred rather to what I understood was the general opinion of the school, than to Mr. Griffith's own forecast of what Balfour might become; the latter I have known for a long time to be so sanguine as to come near the truth.
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FOSTER, M. Francis Maitland Balfour. Nature 26, 365 (1882). https://doi.org/10.1038/026365b0
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