Portrait of William Cochran
Date
1962-1967
Sitter
William Cochran (1922 - 2003, British) , Physicist
Creator
Walter Bird (1903 - 1969, British) , Photographer
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Image reference
Material
Dimensions
height (print): 205mm
width (print): 155mm
width (print): 155mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of William Cochran inclined to the right and looking straight to viewer. He wears a dark suit jacket with white shirt and striped tie.
Inscribed with the photographer’s signature lower left-hand corner.
William Cochran (1922-2003) British physicist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1962. He was awarded the Hughes Medal in 1978 for his pioneering contributions to the science of X-ray crystallography.
Inscribed with the photographer’s signature lower left-hand corner.
William Cochran (1922-2003) British physicist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1962. He was awarded the Hughes Medal in 1978 for his pioneering contributions to the science of X-ray crystallography.
Object history
Received by the Royal Society on 9 June 1967.
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