William Turner (anatomist)

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Sir
William Turner
KCB FRS FRSE
Turner in 1881
Born(1832-01-07)7 January 1832
Died15 February 1916(1916-02-15) (aged 84)
Burial placeDean Cemetery
CitizenshipThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
SpouseAgnes Logan
ChildrenArthur Logan Turner
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of London
Academic work
DisciplineAnatomist
InstitutionsUniversity of Edinburgh
Notable worksAtlas of Human Anatomy and Physiology (1857)
Comparative Anatomy of the Placenta (1876)

Sir William Turner KCB FRS FRSE (7 January 1832, in Lancaster – 15 February 1916, in Edinburgh) was an English anatomist and was the Principal of the University of Edinburgh from 1903 to 1916.

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