About David Mowbray Balme
Lived 1912 – 1989 (aged 76). David Mowbray Balme was a British academic.
David Mowbray Balme (8 September 1912 – 23 February 1989) was a British expatriate professor and scholar who became the first principal of the University College of the Gold Coast which is now University of Ghana. The Balme Library was named after him.
His father was Harold Balme, who was a British medical missionary to China, and served as president of Cheeloo University (Chinese: 齐鲁大学) from 1921 to 1927.
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Who was David Mowbray Balme?
British academic
When was David Mowbray Balme born?
David Mowbray Balme was born on 8 September 1912 in Carlisle.
When did David Mowbray Balme die?
David Mowbray Balme died on 23 February 1989.
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David Mowbray Balme was an academic.
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David Mowbray Balme was British.
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