Title:

Photograph of Francis Crick lecturing in Mainz, Germany, looking behind him and to his right

Creator:

Blasberg, Rolf

Date:

[7 November 1969]

Description:

This photograph shows Crick delivering the Karl-August-Forster Lecture, entitled "Transfer RNA," at the Physiologisch-Chemisches Institut der Johannes Gutenberg Universitat, Mainz. Crick was a forceful, charismatic lecturer, and used the lecture podium, as much as the published journal, to present his theories and hypotheses for discussion.. NOTE: The original print is scratchy, on a textured paper.

Original Repository:

The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers

Location:

Box: 42. Folder: PP/CRI/E/1/17/12

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Rolf Blasberg.

Genre:

Photographic prints

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Relation:

Photograph of Francis Crick lecturing in Mainz, Germany, looking down at his lectern, 1969
Photograph of Francis Crick lecturing in Mainz, Germany, 1969

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers. 11646. URL. http://archives.wellcome.ac.uk/

Legacy ID:

SCBBDP

NLM ID:

101584582X42

Profiles Collection:

The Francis Crick Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X42

Story Section:

Biographical Information