Portrait of Rudolph Albert Peters
Date
c.1950s
Sitter
Rudolph Albert Peters (1889 - 1982) , Biochemist
Creator
Walter Stoneman (1876 - 1958, British) , Photographer
Creator - Organisation
J. Russell & Sons, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 145mm
width (print): 100mm
width (print): 100mm
Subject
Description
Seated portrait of Rudolph Albert Peters, holding his glasses over a piece of paper on the desk below. Dressed in a black suit, a patterned tie and a white shirt.
Sir Rudolph Albert Peters (1889-1982), British biochemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1935 and served as its Vice President between 1945-1946 and 1955-1956. He was awarded the Society’s Royal Medal in 1949 for ‘his distinguished biochemical researches’ and delivered its Croonian Lecture in 1951 on ‘lethal synthesis’.
Sir Rudolph Albert Peters (1889-1982), British biochemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1935 and served as its Vice President between 1945-1946 and 1955-1956. He was awarded the Society’s Royal Medal in 1949 for ‘his distinguished biochemical researches’ and delivered its Croonian Lecture in 1951 on ‘lethal synthesis’.
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