Prix Roussel
Date
1972
Sitter
John Warcup Cornforth (1917 - 2013, Australian) , Knight Chemist, Chemist
Rita Harriet Cornforth (1915 - 2012, Australian) , Organic chemist
Rita Harriet Cornforth (1915 - 2012, Australian) , Organic chemist
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Dimensions
height (print): 179mm
width (print): 238mm
width (print): 238mm
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Description
Full length portrait of John Warcup Cornforth standing at a lectern in a lecture theatre with Rita Harriet Cornforth seated to his right as viewed, taken during his acceptance of the Prix Roussel.
Inscribed on the reverse ‘R48’.
John Warcup Cornforth (1917-2013) was an Australian chemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1953. He was awarded the Prix Roussel (Roussel Prize) in 1972 for his work on the enzymes of cholesterol biosynthesis.
Rita Harriet Cornforth (1915-2012) was an Australian organic chemist.
Inscribed on the reverse ‘R48’.
John Warcup Cornforth (1917-2013) was an Australian chemist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1953. He was awarded the Prix Roussel (Roussel Prize) in 1972 for his work on the enzymes of cholesterol biosynthesis.
Rita Harriet Cornforth (1915-2012) was an Australian organic chemist.
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