Portrait of John Monteath Robertson
Date
1946
Sitter
John Monteath Robertson (1900 - 1989) , Crystallographer
Creator
Walter Stoneman (1876 - 1958, British) , Photographer
Creator - Organisation
J. Russell & Sons, Photographer
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 135mm
width (print): 75mm
width (print): 75mm
Subject
Description
Seated portrait of John Monteath Robertson, holding a book, inclined to the left and looking right of the camera as viewed. Dressed in a black suit, a patterned tie and a white shirt.
John Monteath Robertson (1900-1989), British chemical crystallographer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1945. He was awarded the Society’s Davy Medal in 1960 ‘in recognition of his distinguished pioneering work on the analysis of crystal structure, especially of organic compounds’.
John Monteath Robertson (1900-1989), British chemical crystallographer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1945. He was awarded the Society’s Davy Medal in 1960 ‘in recognition of his distinguished pioneering work on the analysis of crystal structure, especially of organic compounds’.
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