Torriani, A., 1952-1970
Scope and Content
This sub-series consists of 6 files containing correspondence and notes between Annamaria Torriani and Martin Rivers Pollock. The subject matter covers a wide range of topics. Torriani and Pollock were close friends and the letters include personal news as well as possible visits, progress of research and joint papers. Torriani's letters are in French.
Dates
- Creation: 1952-1970
Creator
- From the Fonds: Pollock, Martin Rivers, 1914-1999 (professor of biology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
Administrative or Biographical History
Torriani (later Madame Gorini) was a French colleague who worked in the Institut Pasteur, Paris. In the early 1950s Torriani and Pollock worked closely together on penicillinase. In 1956 Torriani moved with her husband, L. Gorini, to the US, where they were based at the New York University College of Medicine and then at the Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Full Extent
6 Files
Language of Materials
French
English
Repository Details
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