Portrait of John Frank Adams
Date
1984
Sitter
John Frank Adams (1930 - 1989, British) , Mathematician
Creator
Unknown, Photographer
Creator - Organisation
Godfrey Argent Studio, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Dimensions
height (print): 200mm
width (print): 150mm
width (print): 150mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Jahn Frank Adams looking straight out to viewer. He wears a dark suit jacket, white shirt, and tie with shield motifs.
Signed by the artist on the front mount and inscribed on the reverse ‘Box 3 (2). PROF. J.F. ADAMS FRS. SGRS 8331/7. Rec’d 14-i-85.’
Stamped ‘COPYRIGHT GODFREY ARGENT STUDIO, 12 HOLLAND ST. LONDON W8 4LT. TEL: 937 0441, 937 4008.’ and ‘The Royal Society of London.’
John Frank Adams (1930-1989), British mathematician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1964. He was awarded the Sylvester Medal in 1982 for his solution of several outstanding problems of algebraic topology and of the methods he invented for this purpose which have proved of prime importance in the theory of the subject.
Signed by the artist on the front mount and inscribed on the reverse ‘Box 3 (2). PROF. J.F. ADAMS FRS. SGRS 8331/7. Rec’d 14-i-85.’
Stamped ‘COPYRIGHT GODFREY ARGENT STUDIO, 12 HOLLAND ST. LONDON W8 4LT. TEL: 937 0441, 937 4008.’ and ‘The Royal Society of London.’
John Frank Adams (1930-1989), British mathematician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1964. He was awarded the Sylvester Medal in 1982 for his solution of several outstanding problems of algebraic topology and of the methods he invented for this purpose which have proved of prime importance in the theory of the subject.
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