Portrait of Thomas Edward Thorpe
Date
1912
Sitter
Thomas Edward Thorpe (1845 - 1925, British) , Chemist, chemist
Creator
Unknown, Photographer
Object type
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 215mm
width (print): 162mm
width (print): 162mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of Thomas Edward Thorpe, seated at his desk in the Chemical Department of the Imperial College of Science and Technology, South Kensington, London.
Inscribed in pencil verso: 'Sir Edward Thorpe'.
From the papers of Thomas Thorpe. One of a set of seven photographs [MS/373/4/10-16] contained in an original envelope, showing various views of the department.
Sir Thomas Edward Thorpe (1845–1925), British chemist, held the chair of chemistry at the Normal School of Science, South Kensington (later the Royal College of Science), between 1885 and 1894. He was reappointed professor of general chemistry at the same institution between 1909 and 1912, by which time it had become known as the Imperial College of Science and Technology. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1863.
Inscribed in pencil verso: 'Sir Edward Thorpe'.
From the papers of Thomas Thorpe. One of a set of seven photographs [MS/373/4/10-16] contained in an original envelope, showing various views of the department.
Sir Thomas Edward Thorpe (1845–1925), British chemist, held the chair of chemistry at the Normal School of Science, South Kensington (later the Royal College of Science), between 1885 and 1894. He was reappointed professor of general chemistry at the same institution between 1909 and 1912, by which time it had become known as the Imperial College of Science and Technology. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1863.
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