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Lady Eve Balfour

Lady Eve Balfour, British farmer, educator, and founding figure in the organic movement (died 1990)

Born
July 16, 1898
Died
January 16, 1990
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1898

About Lady Eve Balfour

Lady Evelyn Barbara Balfour, was a British farmer, educator, organic farming pioneer, and a founding figure in the organic movement. She was one of the first women to study agriculture at an English university, graduating from the institution now known as the University of Reading.

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Career and life highlights

Lady Eve Balfour timeline

  1. Born: July 16, 1898
  2. Died: January 16, 1990

The world when Lady Eve Balfour was born

Lady Eve Balfour was born in 1898. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineSpanish-American War — US gains territories
  • Technology milestoneMarie & Pierre Curie discover radium
  • World population~1.58B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population71.0M

1898 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lady Eve Balfour's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18982026
Population71.0M341 million

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