Group portrait of the European Symposium on Bio-organic Chemistry
Date
1978
Sitter
John Warcup Cornforth (1917 - 2013, Australian) , Knight Chemist, Chemist
Rita Harriet Cornforth (1915 - 2012, Australian) , Organic chemist
Cedric Herbert Hassall (1919 - 2017, British) , Chemist
Rita Harriet Cornforth (1915 - 2012, Australian) , Organic chemist
Cedric Herbert Hassall (1919 - 2017, British) , Chemist
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Dimensions
height (print): 152mm
width (print): 202mm
width (print): 202mm
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Description
Formal full-length group portrait of the European Symposium on Bio-organic Chemistry, including John Warcup Cornforth and Rita Harriet Cornforth, photographed against the distinctive façade of Gregynog Hall, Wales.
Stamped on the reverse ‘GRANTS STUDIO Photographers 28 SHORTBRIDGE STREET, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2LN. Telephone: 25538’ and inscribed ‘Gregynog, May 1978’ in ink.
The European Symposium on Bio-organic Chemistry (ESBOC) was initiated by Professor Cedric Hassall FRS in 1967 and is held at Gregynog Hall, Wales.
John Warcup Cornforth (1917-2013) was an Australian chemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1953.
Rita Harriet Cornforth (1915-2012) was not a Fellow of the Royal Society she was an Australian organic chemist.
Cedric Herbert Hassall is a British chemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1985.
Stamped on the reverse ‘GRANTS STUDIO Photographers 28 SHORTBRIDGE STREET, NEWTOWN, POWYS, SY16 2LN. Telephone: 25538’ and inscribed ‘Gregynog, May 1978’ in ink.
The European Symposium on Bio-organic Chemistry (ESBOC) was initiated by Professor Cedric Hassall FRS in 1967 and is held at Gregynog Hall, Wales.
John Warcup Cornforth (1917-2013) was an Australian chemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1953.
Rita Harriet Cornforth (1915-2012) was not a Fellow of the Royal Society she was an Australian organic chemist.
Cedric Herbert Hassall is a British chemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1985.
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