William Bateson
(1861-1926), BiologistSitter in 5 portraits
Biologist; champion of the theories of Gregor Mendel; founder of the experimental study of genetics, a term which he coined; demonstrated that certain combinations of characteristics are inherited together, but rejected the theory of chromosome inheritance.
by William Rothenstein
pencil, 1917
NPG 4379
by William Edward Arnold-Forster
chalk, 1923
NPG 2147
by Herbert Charles Osterstock
bromide print
NPG x5163
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