Portrait of Gerard Thornton
Date
c.1950s
Sitter
Henry Gerard Thornton (1892 - 1977) , Microbiologist
Creator
Walter Bird (1903 - 1969, British) , Photographer
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 205mm
width (print): 155mm
width (print): 155mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Gerard Thornton, inclined slightly to the right as viewed, looking out at the camera. Dressed in a black suit, patterned tie and white shirt.
Inscribed with the photographer’s signature in lower left-hand corner.
(Henry) Gerard Thornton (1892-1977), British microbiologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1941, served as its Foreign Secretary be-tween 1955-1960, and Vice President between 1959-1960. He was award-ed the Society’s Leeuwenhoek’s award in 1955 and delivered the lecture on ‘the ecology of micro-organisms in soil’.
Inscribed with the photographer’s signature in lower left-hand corner.
(Henry) Gerard Thornton (1892-1977), British microbiologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1941, served as its Foreign Secretary be-tween 1955-1960, and Vice President between 1959-1960. He was award-ed the Society’s Leeuwenhoek’s award in 1955 and delivered the lecture on ‘the ecology of micro-organisms in soil’.
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