Portrait of Frank Yates
Date
ca.1982
Sitter
Frank Yates (1902 - 1994) , Statistician
Creator
Godfrey Argent (1937 - 2006, British) , Photographer
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Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 205mm
width (print): 155mm
width (print): 155mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Frank Yates inclined to the left and looking directly to viewer through two-toned spectacles. He is dressed in a mid-tone suit jacket, checked shirt and wool [?] tie.
Frank Yates (1902-1994) British statistician was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1948. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 1966 in recognition of his profound and far-reaching contributions to the statistical methods of experimental biology.
Frank Yates (1902-1994) British statistician was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1948. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 1966 in recognition of his profound and far-reaching contributions to the statistical methods of experimental biology.
Object history
Portrait used in Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. Biogr. Mems Fell. R. Soc. (1995) (41): 554–573.
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