Portrait of Christopher Hinton
Date
1951
Sitter
Christopher Hinton, Baron Hinton of Bankside (1901 - 1983, British) , Civil engineer
Creator
Walter Stoneman (1876 - 1958, British) , Photographer
Creator - Organisation
J. Russell & Sons, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 200mm
width (print): 150mm
width (print): 150mm
Subject
Description
Seated portrait of Christopher Hinton, a book open on the table in front of him, looking left of the camera as viewed. Dressed in a white shirt and a black suit and tie.
Christopher Hinton, Baron Hinton of Bankside (1901-1983), British civil engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1954. He received the Society’s Rumford Medal in 1970 ‘in recognition of his outstanding contributions to engineering and of his leadership of engineering design teams in the chemical and atomic energy industries and in electricity generation’.
Christopher Hinton, Baron Hinton of Bankside (1901-1983), British civil engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1954. He received the Society’s Rumford Medal in 1970 ‘in recognition of his outstanding contributions to engineering and of his leadership of engineering design teams in the chemical and atomic energy industries and in electricity generation’.
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