Person:Charles Turner (52)

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Charles Henry Turner, Ph.D.
b.3 Feb 1867 Cincinnati, Ohio
d.14 Feb 1923 Chicago, Illinois
  • F.  Thomas Turner (add)
  • M.  Addie Campbell (add)
m.
  1. Charles Henry Turner, Ph.D.1867 - 1923
  • HCharles Henry Turner, Ph.D.1867 - 1923
  • WLeontine Troy - 1895
m. 1886
  1. Henry Owen Turner1892 - 1956
  2. Darwin Romanes Turner1893 - 1894
Facts and Events
Name[1] Charles Henry Turner, Ph.D.
Gender Male
Birth[1] 3 Feb 1867 Cincinnati, Ohio
Graduation[1] 1886 Cincinnati, Ohiovaledictorian, Woodward High School
Marriage 1886 to Leontine Troy
Education[1] From 1886 to 1892 Cincinnati, OhioUniversity of Cincinnati
Graduation[1] 1891 Cincinnati, OhioB.S. in biology, Universith of Cincinnati
Graduation[1][2] 1892 Cincinnati, OhioM.S. degree, University of Cincinnati
Graduation[1][2] 1907 Chicago, IllinoisPh.D. in zoology, magna cum laude, University of Chicago
Death[1] 14 Feb 1923 Chicago, Illinois
Burial[1] Lincoln Cemetery, Illinois
Cause of Death[1] acute myocarditis

"...born to parents Thomas Turner and Addie Campbell, a church custodian and nurse, respectively."

After the death of his first wife, he remarried (1807-1808) and remained with his second wife until his death in 1923.

External links

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Charles Henry Turner (zoologist).

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Charles Henry Turner (zoologist), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Turner was the first African American to earn a graduate degree from the University of Cincinnati and the first African American to earn a Ph.D. degree from the University of Chicago.