Portrait of Frederick Sanger
Date
c.1954
Sitter
Frederick Sanger (1918, British) , Biochemist
Creator
Walter Stoneman (1876 - 1958, British) , Photographer
Creator - Organisation
J. Russell & Sons, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 140mm
width (print): 105mm
width (print): 105mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of Frederick Sanger, body inclined to the left as viewed, looking directly out at the camera. Dressed in a black suit and tie, a grey pullover and a white shirt.
Frederick Sanger (1918-2013), British biochemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1954. He was awarded the Society’s Royal Medal, 1969, Croonian Award, 1975, Copley Medal, 1977, and was recipient of the Nobel Prize (Chemistry) in 1958 ‘for his work on the structure of proteins, especially that of insulin’.
Frederick Sanger (1918-2013), British biochemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1954. He was awarded the Society’s Royal Medal, 1969, Croonian Award, 1975, Copley Medal, 1977, and was recipient of the Nobel Prize (Chemistry) in 1958 ‘for his work on the structure of proteins, especially that of insulin’.
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