Portrait of Robert Robinson
Date
1946
Sitter
Robert Robinson (1886 - 1975, British) , Organic chemist
Creator
Walter Stoneman (1876 - 1958, British) , Photographer
Creator - Organisation
J. Russell & Sons, Photographer
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Dimensions
height (print): 150mm
width (print): 95mm
width (print): 95mm
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Description
Half-length portrait of Robert Robinson slightly inclined to the left and looking left of the camera as viewed. Dressed in a black pin-striped suit, a black tie, and a white shirt.
Sir Robert Robinson (1886-1975), British organic chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1920 and served as its President between 1945-1950. He was awarded the Society’s Bakerian Award, 1930, Davy Medal, 1930, Royal Medal, 1932, Copley Medal, 1942, and the Nobel Prize (Chemistry) in 1947 ‘for his investigations on plant products of biological importance, especially the alkaloids’.
Sir Robert Robinson (1886-1975), British organic chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1920 and served as its President between 1945-1950. He was awarded the Society’s Bakerian Award, 1930, Davy Medal, 1930, Royal Medal, 1932, Copley Medal, 1942, and the Nobel Prize (Chemistry) in 1947 ‘for his investigations on plant products of biological importance, especially the alkaloids’.
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