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Summary
I contacted John Scales Avery and received permission to use image at Wikipedia under GFDL; see emails:

I received permission from John Avery to use this photo (below are emails exchanged on Nov 09, 2006:

From Libb Thims:

Please let me know if I have your information correct or if there are any details you feel are missing. Also, if you would like your photo included in the article, you have to agree to license it under the "GNU Free Documentation License". To understand what this generally means, see:

http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html

See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requesting_copyright_permission

Thus, if you would like me to upload your photo, then send me a statement to the effect that you agree to release the rights of your photo to Wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation License.

Reply from John Avery:

Hi Libb,

What a wonderful surprise it was to receive your letter and to hear that you have made a Wiki biography for me! As you can imagine, I am absolutely delighted, especially to see the main ideas from "Information Theory and Evolution" so beautifully summarized. My children will think that it is fun to see me in Wikipedia.

You ask about additions and corrections. One small correction is I am Contact Person for Denmark for Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs (not Danish Secretary). I would be delighted to have my photo included. There is a good one on the website of the Danish Peace Academy, which you are very welcome to download, upload and use. I'll send you the link in another e-mail, as well as links to two of my books that are on the web, which might be included under external links.

Finally, I want to say how much I enjoyed reading your splendid discussion of Gibbs free energy. It is extremely clear and beautifully written. The historical quotations are especially fascinating. I also very much enjoyed Interpersonal Chemistry! Good luck with your now book!

With Many thanks and warmest greetings,

John