Credit: ©The Royal Society
Image number: RS.13101
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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): 133mm
width (print): 185mm
width (print): 185mm
Description
Half-length portrait of Howard Florey and Mstislav Keldyshstanding in a reception room with two portrait painting on the wall behind. 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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