Person Turner; Sir; William (1832 - 1916); anatomist and university administrator Turner William Sir anatomist and university administrator 1832 - 1916 British Male Lancaster, England 07 January 1832 18320107 6 Eton Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland 15/02/1916 19160215 Funeral: St John's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh, Scotland Burial: Dean cemetery, Edinburgh University, Scotland

6 Eton Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland

Anatomist; University administrator Anatomy Education: local preparatory school; private school run by Revd William Shepherd at Longmarton, near Appleby, Westmorland; St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. MB (1857, London) Career: Assistant Professor (1854), then Professor (1867) of Anatomy, University of Edinburgh; Principal and Vice Chancellor, University of Edinburgh (1903-1916). Honours: Kt 1886; KCB 1901 Memberships: MRCS; FRSCE (1861)FRSC (1893); FRMed & Chir Soc Parents: William Turner (1797–1837), upholsterer and cabinet maker, and Margaret, née Aldren (1793–1869). Spouse: Agnes (1833–1908), the eldest daughter of Abraham Logan, farmer, of Burnhouses, Berwickshire (21 April 1863). Children: Three sons and two daughters. Council 1890 Fellow 07/06/1877 45 John Stenhouse; William Sharpey; David Ferrier; William Benjamin Carpenter; Richard Quain MD; Thomas Lauder Brunton Caesar Henry Hawkins; George Burrows; James Paget; William Scovell Savory; Henry Wentworth Dyke Acland; Prescott Hewett; William Withey Gull; James Risdon Bennett Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series B 1915-1917 vol 89 pp xxxiv-xxxviii signed by A M Turner W, IM Maull 004677.jpg ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Turner%2C+William 7 Jan 1832 - 15 Feb 1916 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 12/06/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6470 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 05/06/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/27853708 7275b7a6-29f0-43ea-bed3-a2fe1de1bc7d