Group portrait of Hermann Black, Professor Arthur Birch and John Warcup Cornforth
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1977
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Sir Hermann Black (1904 - 1990, Australian) , Economist
Arthur John Birch (1915 - 1995, Australian) , Organic chemist
John Warcup Cornforth (1917 - 2013, Australian) , Knight Chemist, Chemist
Arthur John Birch (1915 - 1995, Australian) , Organic chemist
John Warcup Cornforth (1917 - 2013, Australian) , Knight Chemist, Chemist
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height (print): 194mm
width (print): 247mm
width (print): 247mm
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Half-length portrait of Hermann Black, Professor Arthur Birch and John Warcup Cornforth in graduation robes, taken at the University of Sydney.
Professor Arthur Birch and John Warcup Cornforth were awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science at the University of Sydney in November 1977.
Inscribed on the reverse ‘Hon. D.Sc. Univ of Sydney, November 1977. Sir Hermann Black (Chancellor), Birch, Cornforth’ and pencilled ‘394P’.
Sir Hermann David Black (1904-1990) was an Australian economist and Chancellor of the University of Sydney.
Professor Arthur John Birch (1915-1995) was an Australian organic chemist.
John Warcup Cornforth (1917-2013) was an Australian chemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1953.
Professor Arthur Birch and John Warcup Cornforth were awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science at the University of Sydney in November 1977.
Inscribed on the reverse ‘Hon. D.Sc. Univ of Sydney, November 1977. Sir Hermann Black (Chancellor), Birch, Cornforth’ and pencilled ‘394P’.
Sir Hermann David Black (1904-1990) was an Australian economist and Chancellor of the University of Sydney.
Professor Arthur John Birch (1915-1995) was an Australian organic chemist.
John Warcup Cornforth (1917-2013) was an Australian chemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1953.
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