Portrait of a Scientist Prof. Erhard Schmidt (1876-1959) (2)

Black and white photography, inside, study, 1956 Semi-figure, sitting, half profile on the left - A small and roundel looking gentleman, 80 years old, taken from the front, sitting head-on at his desk and turning a little with his upper body to the right. He holds his head slightly obliquely to the right and looks there. In front of him, there is a written book on the tabletop. Both arms are angled, the left hand is about in the middle of the book, the right arm is angled, a little stretched backwards, the hand is on the right corner of the book. It seems that he was disturbed when reading. Prof Schmidt wears a dark jacket with broad lapels, including a light gray vest, a white shirt with a patterned tie stuck in the opening of the vest. A white cloth looks out in the right chest pocket of the jacket. His head is bald except for a few shaken white hair on the background. On the dark, smooth surface of the tabletop there are some utensils on the right: some leaves of paper, a large ink dryer, a large magnifying glass. Further up, in front of him lies a long letter opener and a bowl with pens. Behind the professor is a bookcase, three rows of books on the right, a closed cabinet half on the left, all made of dark wood. On the bookcase you can see the pot of a plant, next to it is a white, bulbous vessel o.ä.. Bes. Characteristics: Prof. Erhard Schmidt was a mathematician and is considered one of the founders of functional analysis, he was a member of the Prussian Academy since 1918. (Wikipedia) Ch. K.