Credit: ©Godfrey Argent Studio
    Image number: RS.20501

    Portrait of Charles Scott Sherrington

    Date
    1943
    Sitter
    Charles Scott Sherrington (1857 - 1952, British) , Physiologist
    Creator
    Walter Stoneman (1876 - 1958, British) , Photographer
    Creator - Organisation
    J. Russell & Sons, Photographer
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    Material
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    Dimensions
    height (print): 145mm
    width (print): 100mm
    Subject
    Description
    Seated portrait of Charles Scott Sherrington, inclined to the right, one hand resting on a book open on the table before him, looking out at the camera. Dressed in a black suit and tie and a white shirt.

    Sir Charles Scott Sherrington (1857-1952), British physiologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1893, served as its Vice President between 1917-1918 and 1925-1926, and President between 1920-1925. He was awarded the Croonian Award, 1897, Royal Medal, 1905, Copley Medal, 1927, Ferrier Award, 1929, and was joint recipient of Nobel Prize (Physiology) with Edgar Adrian (1889-1977) in 1932 for their work on the function of neurons.
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