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Image number: RS.7735
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Portrait of George Johnston Allman
Date
ca. 1879
Sitter
George Johnston Allman (1824 - 1904, British) , Mathematician
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Fox , Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 145mm
width (print): 100mm
width (print): 100mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Formal photographic portrait of George Johnston Allman, head and shoulders, full face.
Inscription on card reads: 'MAULL & FOX 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON'
Allman was a mathematician and classical scholar. He was Professor of Mathematics at Queen's University of Ireland from 1853 until 1893. Allman is perhaps best known for his published work Greek Geometry from Thales to Euclid, 1889.
Allman was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1884.
Inscription on card reads: 'MAULL & FOX 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON'
Allman was a mathematician and classical scholar. He was Professor of Mathematics at Queen's University of Ireland from 1853 until 1893. Allman is perhaps best known for his published work Greek Geometry from Thales to Euclid, 1889.
Allman was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1884.
Transcription
MAULL & FOX
187A PICCADILLY, LONDON
187A PICCADILLY, LONDON
Object history
Henry Maull (1829-1914) was a British photographer who specialised in portraits of noted individuals. Maull formed several partnerships during his career:
Maull & Polyblank 1856-1865: in partnership with George Henry Polyblank
Maull, Henry & Co 1866-1872
Maull & Co 1873-1878
Maull & Fox 1879-1908: in partnership with John Fox (1832-1907)
The Royal Society holds approximately 600 photographic portraits of Fellows taken at Henry Maull studios between the mid-nineteenth century and the early twentieth century.
Maull & Polyblank 1856-1865: in partnership with George Henry Polyblank
Maull, Henry & Co 1866-1872
Maull & Co 1873-1878
Maull & Fox 1879-1908: in partnership with John Fox (1832-1907)
The Royal Society holds approximately 600 photographic portraits of Fellows taken at Henry Maull studios between the mid-nineteenth century and the early twentieth century.
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