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Scientists


383 People in group

André Marie Ampère

André Marie Ampère

1775-1836
Physicist
Sitter in 1 portrait
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury

John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury

1834-1913
Banker, scientist, writer and politician; MP for Maidstone and London University
Sitter in 24 portraits
Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

1743-1820
Explorer and botanist
Sitter associated with 35 portraits
David James Bellamy

David James Bellamy

1933-
Botanist, writer and broadcaster
Sitter in 2 portraits
John Desmond Bernal

John Desmond Bernal

1901-1971
Scientist
Sitter in 6 portraits
Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett

Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett

1897-1974
Physicist; government and military advisor
Sitter in 26 portraits
Robert Boyle

Robert Boyle

1627-1691
Chemist and natural philosopher
Sitter associated with 22 portraits
Sir Ernst Chain

Sir Ernst Chain

1906-1979
Biochemist
Sitter in 9 portraits
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke

1917-2008
Scientist, writer and author of science fiction
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir Christopher Cockerell

Sir Christopher Cockerell

1910-1999
Scientist and inventor of the hovercraft
Sitter in 4 portraits
Francis Harry Compton Crick

Francis Harry Compton Crick

1916-2004
Molecular biologist
Sitter in 10 portraits
Marie Curie

Marie Curie

1867-1934
Physicist and chemist; Nobel Prize winner
Sitter in 2 portraits
John Dalton

John Dalton

1766-1844
Chemist and natural philosopher
Sitter in 15 portraits
(Clinton) Richard Dawkins

(Clinton) Richard Dawkins

1941-
Zoologist
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir James Dewar

Sir James Dewar

1842-1923
Chemist
Sitter in 5 portraits
Sir Kenelm Digby

Sir Kenelm Digby

1603-1665
Naval commander, diplomat and scientist
Sitter in 24 portraits
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac

Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac

1902-1984
Physicist
Sitter in 3 portraits
Gerald Durrell

Gerald Durrell

1925-1995
Zoologist and writer
Sitter in 8 portraits
Sir Alexander Fleming

Sir Alexander Fleming

1881-1955
Bacteriologist and discoverer of penicillin
Sitter in 24 portraits
Rosalind Elsie Franklin

Rosalind Elsie Franklin

1920-1958
Crystallographer
Sitter in 3 portraits