Credit: ©The Royal Society
Image number: RS.13099
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Portrait of Howard Florey and Mstislav Keldysh
Date
1965
Sitter
Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey of Adelaide and Marston (1898 - 1968, Australian) , Pathologist
Mstislav Keldysh (1911 - 1978, Russian) , Mathematician
Mstislav Keldysh (1911 - 1978, Russian) , Mathematician
Creator
Unknown, Photographer
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 134mm
width (print): 182mm
width (print): 182mm
Description
Half-length portrait of Howard Florey and Mstislav Keldysh facing each other and holding drinks aloft in a toast. Taken on the occasion the Royal Society visited the USSR Academy of Sciences, members of the delegation behind, October 1965.
Howard Walter Florey (1898-1968) was an Australian pathologist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1941 and served as President from 1960-1965.
Mstislav Keldysh (1911-1978) was a Russian mathematician, he was President of the USSR Academy of Sciences from 1961-1975.
Howard Walter Florey (1898-1968) was an Australian pathologist, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1941 and served as President from 1960-1965.
Mstislav Keldysh (1911-1978) was a Russian mathematician, he was President of the USSR Academy of Sciences from 1961-1975.
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