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
Half-length group portrait including John Warcup Cornforth and Rita Harriet Cornforth at the Prix Roussel.
Stamped on the reverse ‘PRIX ROUSSEL 29 Juin 1972’ and pencilled ‘R23’.
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.
Stamped on the reverse ‘PRIX ROUSSEL 29 Juin 1972’ and pencilled ‘R23’.
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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