Portrait of Richard Vynne Southwell
Date
c.1950s
Sitter
Richard Vynne Southwell (1888 - 1970) , Mathematician
Creator
Walter Bird (1903 - 1969, British) , Photographer
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 205mm
width (print): 155mm
width (print): 155mm
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Description
Seated portrait of Richard Vynne Southwell, inclined to the left as viewed, leaning on a tabletop. Dressed in a grey suit, patterned tie and white shirt.
Inscribed with the photographer’s signature in lower right-hand corner.
Sir Richard Vynne Southwell (1888-1970), British mathematician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1925 and served on its Council between 1930-1931. He was awarded the Society’s Bakerian award in 1943 and delivered the associated lecture on ‘relaxation methods: a mathematics for engineering sciences’.
Inscribed with the photographer’s signature in lower right-hand corner.
Sir Richard Vynne Southwell (1888-1970), British mathematician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1925 and served on its Council between 1930-1931. He was awarded the Society’s Bakerian award in 1943 and delivered the associated lecture on ‘relaxation methods: a mathematics for engineering sciences’.
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