Medallists of the Royal Society
Date
1968
Sitter
Gilbert Roberts (1899 - 1978, British) , Civil engineer
Lionel Alexander Bethune Pilkington (1920 - 1995) , Engineer
John Warcup Cornforth (1917 - 2013, Australian) , Knight Chemist, Chemist
George Joseph Popják (1914 - 1998) , Biochemist
Charles Maurice Yonge (1899 - 1986, British) , Zoologist
Michael Francis Atiyah (1929 - 2019, British) , Mathematician
Freeman John Dyson (1923, American) , Mathematical physicist
Tadeus Reichstein (1897 - 1996) , Chemist
Walter Thomas James Morgan (1900) , Biochemist
Dennis Gabor (1900 - 1979) , Electrical engineer
Lionel Alexander Bethune Pilkington (1920 - 1995) , Engineer
John Warcup Cornforth (1917 - 2013, Australian) , Knight Chemist, Chemist
George Joseph Popják (1914 - 1998) , Biochemist
Charles Maurice Yonge (1899 - 1986, British) , Zoologist
Michael Francis Atiyah (1929 - 2019, British) , Mathematician
Freeman John Dyson (1923, American) , Mathematical physicist
Tadeus Reichstein (1897 - 1996) , Chemist
Walter Thomas James Morgan (1900) , Biochemist
Dennis Gabor (1900 - 1979) , Electrical engineer
Creator
Godfrey Argent (1937 - 2006, British) , Photographer
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Material
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Dimensions
height (print): 224mm
width (print): 292mm
height (paper support): 304mm
width (paper support): 380mm
width (print): 292mm
height (paper support): 304mm
width (paper support): 380mm
Subject
Description
Formal group portrait of medallist taken in the Royal Society Library at Carlton House Terrace.
Including from left to right; Sir Gilbert Roberts, Lionel Pilkington, John Cornforth, George Popják, Sir Maurice Yonge, Michael Atiyah, Freeman Dyson, Tadeus Reichstein, Walter Morgan and Dennis Gabor.
Signed on the front, lower left hand corner ‘Godfrey Argent’ and stamped on the reverse ‘Photographs by GODFREY ARGENT, 49 QUEENS ROAD, KNIGHTSBRIDGE, S.W.7. Telephone: 01.584.0269 & 5431. The reference No. of this print is… Copyright:’ and pencilled ‘GRS5289/A.’ Further inscription on the reverse, top left ‘Royal Society Medallists 1968’.
Sir Gilbert Roberts (1899-1978) was a British civil engineer, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1965. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 1968 in recognition of his distinguished contributions to civil engineering and in particular to the design and construction of long-span suspension bridges.
Lionel Alexander Bethune Pilkington (1920-1995) was a British engineer, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1969. He was awarded the Mullard Medal in 1968 in recognition of his outstanding advances in the technology of glass manufacture and, in particular, his invention and development of the float glass process.
John Warcup Cornforth (1917-2013) was an Australian chemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1953. He was awarded the Davy Medal in 1968 with George Joseph Popják, in recognition of their joint work in the elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway to polyisoprenoids and steroids.
George Joseph Popják (1914-1998) was a Hungarian biochemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1961. He was awarded the Davy Medal in 1968 with John Warcup Cornforth, in recognition of their joint work in the elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway to polyisoprenoids and steroids.
Sir (Charles) Maurice Yonge (1899-1986) was a British marine zoologist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1946. He was awarded the Darwin Medal in 1968 in recognition of his many distinguished contributions to evolutionary biology, particularly of the Mollusca.
Michael Francis Atiyah is a British mathematician, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1962 and was President from 1990 to 1995. He was awarded the Royal Medal in recognition of his distinguished contributions to algebraic geometry and to the study of differential equations by methods of algebraic topology.
Freeman John Dyson is an American mathematical physicist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1952. He was awarded the Hughes Medal in 1968 in recognition of his distinguished fundamental work in theoretical physics, and especially on quantum electrodynamics.
Tadeus Reichstein (1897-1996) was a Polish-Swiss chemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1952. He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1968 in recognition of his distinguished work on the chemistry of vitamin C and his authoritative studies of the cortico-steroids.
Walter Thomas James Morgan (1900-2003) was a British biochemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1949. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 168 in recognition of his outstanding contributions to knowledge of the chemistry of blood-group substances, with special reference to genetical as well as immunological considerations.
Dennis Gabor (1900-1979) was a Hungarian-British electrical engineer and physicist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1956. He was awarded the Rumford Medal in 1968 in recognition of his distinguished contributions to optics, especially by establishing the principles of holography.
Including from left to right; Sir Gilbert Roberts, Lionel Pilkington, John Cornforth, George Popják, Sir Maurice Yonge, Michael Atiyah, Freeman Dyson, Tadeus Reichstein, Walter Morgan and Dennis Gabor.
Signed on the front, lower left hand corner ‘Godfrey Argent’ and stamped on the reverse ‘Photographs by GODFREY ARGENT, 49 QUEENS ROAD, KNIGHTSBRIDGE, S.W.7. Telephone: 01.584.0269 & 5431. The reference No. of this print is… Copyright:’ and pencilled ‘GRS5289/A.’ Further inscription on the reverse, top left ‘Royal Society Medallists 1968’.
Sir Gilbert Roberts (1899-1978) was a British civil engineer, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1965. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 1968 in recognition of his distinguished contributions to civil engineering and in particular to the design and construction of long-span suspension bridges.
Lionel Alexander Bethune Pilkington (1920-1995) was a British engineer, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1969. He was awarded the Mullard Medal in 1968 in recognition of his outstanding advances in the technology of glass manufacture and, in particular, his invention and development of the float glass process.
John Warcup Cornforth (1917-2013) was an Australian chemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1953. He was awarded the Davy Medal in 1968 with George Joseph Popják, in recognition of their joint work in the elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway to polyisoprenoids and steroids.
George Joseph Popják (1914-1998) was a Hungarian biochemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1961. He was awarded the Davy Medal in 1968 with John Warcup Cornforth, in recognition of their joint work in the elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway to polyisoprenoids and steroids.
Sir (Charles) Maurice Yonge (1899-1986) was a British marine zoologist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1946. He was awarded the Darwin Medal in 1968 in recognition of his many distinguished contributions to evolutionary biology, particularly of the Mollusca.
Michael Francis Atiyah is a British mathematician, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1962 and was President from 1990 to 1995. He was awarded the Royal Medal in recognition of his distinguished contributions to algebraic geometry and to the study of differential equations by methods of algebraic topology.
Freeman John Dyson is an American mathematical physicist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1952. He was awarded the Hughes Medal in 1968 in recognition of his distinguished fundamental work in theoretical physics, and especially on quantum electrodynamics.
Tadeus Reichstein (1897-1996) was a Polish-Swiss chemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1952. He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1968 in recognition of his distinguished work on the chemistry of vitamin C and his authoritative studies of the cortico-steroids.
Walter Thomas James Morgan (1900-2003) was a British biochemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1949. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 168 in recognition of his outstanding contributions to knowledge of the chemistry of blood-group substances, with special reference to genetical as well as immunological considerations.
Dennis Gabor (1900-1979) was a Hungarian-British electrical engineer and physicist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1956. He was awarded the Rumford Medal in 1968 in recognition of his distinguished contributions to optics, especially by establishing the principles of holography.
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