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Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

(1904-1993), Zoologist, scientific adviser and public servant

Sitter in 19 portraits
Scientist; teacher of anatomy and pioneer in the study of primate behaviour. Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government (1966-71). Zuckerman's publications include The Social Life of Monkeys and Apes (1931) and Scientists and War (1966).

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Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1271

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 7 June 1978
NPG P1271

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman, by Elisabeth Frink - NPG 5874

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Elisabeth Frink
bronze head, 1986
NPG 5874

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman, by Nick Sinclair - NPG P510(47)

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Nick Sinclair
bromide print, 1991
NPG P510(47)

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman, by Walter Stoneman - NPG x165229

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1956
NPG x165229

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman, by Ida Kar - NPG x132122

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, late 1950s
NPG x132122

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman, by Baron Studios - NPG x125660

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Baron Studios
half-plate film negative, 1 November 1962
NPG x125660

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman, by Walter Bird - NPG x21937

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Walter Bird
bromide print, 4 March 1964
NPG x21937

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman, by Godfrey Argent - NPG x165230

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 30 April 1970
NPG x165230

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman, by Central Press - NPG x27571

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Central Press
bromide print, circa 1970
NPG x27571

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman, by Lucinda Douglas-Menzies - NPG x35167

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Lucinda Douglas-Menzies
bromide fibre print, 1990
NPG x35167

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Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, 22 January 1946
NPG x187696

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Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, 11 April 1946
NPG x187697

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Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, 22 January 1946
NPG x187698

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Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1949
NPG x92025

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Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Elliott & Fry
quarter-plate glass negative, 1949
NPG x92278

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Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Rex Coleman, for Baron Studios
half-plate film negative, 1 November 1962
NPG x125957

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Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Rex Coleman, for Baron Studios
half-plate film negative, 1 November 1962
NPG x125958

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Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Rex Coleman, for Baron Studios
half-plate film negative, 19 February 1963
NPG x125896

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Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

by Walter Bird
vintage print, 1964
NPG x183906

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