Portrait of Robert Robinson
Date
c.1950s
Sitter
Robert Robinson (1886 - 1975, British) , Organic chemist
Creator
Walter Bird (1903 - 1969, British) , Photographer
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Dimensions
height (print): 205mm
width (print): 155mm
width (print): 155mm
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Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Robert Robinson, inclined to the left as viewed, looking out at the camera, one hand raised to his face. Dressed in a black suit jacket and 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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