Portrait of Michael Polanyi
Date
c.1950s
Sitter
Michael Polanyi (1891 - 1976) , Physical chemist
Creator
Walter Bird (1903 - 1969, British) , Photographer
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Description
Half-length portrait of Michael Polanyi in right profile, dressed in a black suit and tie, and white shirt.
Inscribed with the photographer’s signature in lower right-hand corner.
Michael Polanyi (1891-1976), Hungarian physical chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1944.
Inscribed with the photographer’s signature in lower right-hand corner.
Michael Polanyi (1891-1976), Hungarian physical chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1944.
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