Prix Roussel
Date
1972
Sitter
John Warcup Cornforth (1917 - 2013, Australian) , Knight Chemist, Chemist
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Dimensions
height (print): 238mm
width (print): 179mm
width (print): 179mm
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Description
Full length portrait of John Warcup Cornforth standing at a lectern, taken during his acceptance of the Prix Roussel.
Stamped on the reverse ‘PRIX ROUSSEL 29 Juin 1972’ and pencilled ‘R63’.
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.
Stamped on the reverse ‘PRIX ROUSSEL 29 Juin 1972’ and pencilled ‘R63’.
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.
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