Honorary Graduates at the University of Liverpool
Date
1976
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Sir Laurens Jan Van der Post (1906 - 1996) , Journalist
Sir Athelstan Caröe (1903 - 1988, British) , Merchant
John Warcup Cornforth (1917 - 2013, Australian) , Knight Chemist, Chemist
John Stanton Shirley-Quirk (1931 - 2014, British)
Sir Athelstan Caröe (1903 - 1988, British) , Merchant
John Warcup Cornforth (1917 - 2013, Australian) , Knight Chemist, Chemist
John Stanton Shirley-Quirk (1931 - 2014, British)
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height (print): 203mm
width (print): 254mm
width (print): 254mm
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Half-length group portrait of Honorary Graduates at the University of Liverpool, including from left to right, Sir Laurens Jan Van der Post, Sir Athelstan Caröe, John Warcup Cornforth and John Stanton Shirley-Quirk.
Inscribed on the back ‘LEFT TO RIGHT: LAURENS VAN DER POST, SIR ATHELSTAN CAROE, JOHN WARCUP CORNFORTH, JOHN SHIRLEY-QUIRK. LIVERPOOL. 1976 Hon.D.Sc’
Sir Laurens Jan Van der Post (1906-1996) was not a Fellow of the Royal Society he was a political advisor.
Sir Athelstan Caröe (1903-1988) was not a Fellow of the Royal Society he was a British merchant
John Warcup Cornforth (1917-2013) was an Australian chemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1953.
John Stanton Shirley-Quirk (1931-2014) was not a Fellow of the Royal Society he was a British bass-baritone singer.
Inscribed on the back ‘LEFT TO RIGHT: LAURENS VAN DER POST, SIR ATHELSTAN CAROE, JOHN WARCUP CORNFORTH, JOHN SHIRLEY-QUIRK. LIVERPOOL. 1976 Hon.D.Sc’
Sir Laurens Jan Van der Post (1906-1996) was not a Fellow of the Royal Society he was a political advisor.
Sir Athelstan Caröe (1903-1988) was not a Fellow of the Royal Society he was a British merchant
John Warcup Cornforth (1917-2013) was an Australian chemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1953.
John Stanton Shirley-Quirk (1931-2014) was not a Fellow of the Royal Society he was a British bass-baritone singer.
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