# Balfour Mount

> Balfour M. Mount, was a Canadian physician, surgeon and academic. He was considered the "father of palliative care in North America".

*Canadian urologist, surgical oncologist, and palliative care advocate*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/balfour-mount

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1939-04-14
- **Died:** 2025-09-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Balfour M. Mount, was a Canadian physician, surgeon and academic. He was considered the "father of palliative care in North America".

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 14.7 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 3.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 58.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Timeline
- **2025** - Died
- **2018** - Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
- **2012** - Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
- **2004** - Officer of the Order of Canada
- **1988** - Officer of the National Order of Quebec
- **1939** - Born

## Sources
- [Balfour Mount](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Mount)
- [Balfour Mount](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Mount)
- [バルフォア・マウント](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88)
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Balfour_Mount)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2880801)

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