Portrait of David Roxbee Cox
Date
Ca.1973
Sitter
David Roxbee Cox (1924 - 2022, British) , Statistician
Creator
Godfrey Argent (1937 - 2006, British) , Photographer
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Dimensions
height (print): 210mm
width (print): 150mm
width (print): 150mm
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Description
Head and shoulders portrait of David Roxbee Cox looking over to the viewers left. He is wearing dark framed spectacles and is dressed in a dark suit jacket, shirt and tie.
Signed by the artist ‘Argent’ on front mount, lower left-hand corner. Inscribed on verso ‘COX, David Roxbee FRS 1973. Received 16.4.73.’ Stamped ‘The Royal Society of London. COPYRIGHT Photograph by GODFREY ARGENT, 49 QUEENS GATE, KNIGHTSBRIDGE. S.W.7. Telephone: 01. 584. 0269 & 5431. The Reference No. of this print is GRS. 6207/E’
Sir David Roxbee Cox (1924-2022), British statistician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1973 and served on its Council from 1994 until 1996. He was awarded the Copley Medal in 2010 for his seminal contributions to the theory and applications of statistics.
Signed by the artist ‘Argent’ on front mount, lower left-hand corner. Inscribed on verso ‘COX, David Roxbee FRS 1973. Received 16.4.73.’ Stamped ‘The Royal Society of London. COPYRIGHT Photograph by GODFREY ARGENT, 49 QUEENS GATE, KNIGHTSBRIDGE. S.W.7. Telephone: 01. 584. 0269 & 5431. The Reference No. of this print is GRS. 6207/E’
Sir David Roxbee Cox (1924-2022), British statistician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1973 and served on its Council from 1994 until 1996. He was awarded the Copley Medal in 2010 for his seminal contributions to the theory and applications of statistics.
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