Portrait of John Bertrand Gurdon
Date
1985
Sitter
John Bertrand Gurdon (British) , Developmental biologist
Creator
Unknown, Photographer
Creator - Organisation
Godfrey Argent Studio, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Dimensions
height (print): 190mm
width (print): 155mm
width (print): 155mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Bertrand Gurdon looking to viewer. He wears a dark suit jacket with checked shirt and tie with motifs.
Signed by the artist on the front mount and inscribed on the reverse ‘Box 3. DR. J. B. GURDON F.R.S. 1971, 85 SGRS 8425/22.’
Stamped ‘COPYRIGHT GODFREY ARGENT STUDIO, 12 HOLLAND ST. LONDON W8 4LT. TEL: 937 0441, 937 4008.’
Sir John Bertrand Gurdon is a British developmental biologist, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1971. He served on the Council from 1980 -1982 and from 1993-1995. He was awarded the Royal Medal 1985 ‘for his outstanding contributions to the techniques of nuclear transplantation and the use of the amphibian egg for investigations on replication, transcription and translation of genes.’ He was also awarded the Copley Medal in 2003 ‘for his unique range of groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of cell and developmental biology...’ He gave the Croonian Lecture in 1976, the Florey Lecture in 1988 and the Rutherford Memorial in 1996.
Signed by the artist on the front mount and inscribed on the reverse ‘Box 3. DR. J. B. GURDON F.R.S. 1971, 85 SGRS 8425/22.’
Stamped ‘COPYRIGHT GODFREY ARGENT STUDIO, 12 HOLLAND ST. LONDON W8 4LT. TEL: 937 0441, 937 4008.’
Sir John Bertrand Gurdon is a British developmental biologist, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1971. He served on the Council from 1980 -1982 and from 1993-1995. He was awarded the Royal Medal 1985 ‘for his outstanding contributions to the techniques of nuclear transplantation and the use of the amphibian egg for investigations on replication, transcription and translation of genes.’ He was also awarded the Copley Medal in 2003 ‘for his unique range of groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of cell and developmental biology...’ He gave the Croonian Lecture in 1976, the Florey Lecture in 1988 and the Rutherford Memorial in 1996.
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