E; anatomist, anthropologist and highly successful teacher at Univ Edin, where he was prof of anatomy; co-founder of the J Anatomy and Physiology.
Works as Listed by Roger Cooter (1989)
1138.1
— 1138.1 The Convolutions of the Human Cerebrum Topographically Considered. Edin, London and Glasgow: Maclachlan & Stewart, 1866. Pp. 28. (Neo-phrenological; accepts GALL as a pioneer.)
1138.2
— 1138.2 "The Cranial Character of the Admiralty Islanders. (Abstract [read before the International Medical Congress, London, 1881])," J Anat & Physio Normal & Path, 16 (Oct 1881 135-6.
1138.3
— 1138.3 The Convolutions of the Brain: A Study in Comparative Anatomy, being an address delivered to the anatomical section of the tenth International Medical Congress in Berlin, August 5, 1890. London and Edin: Williams & Norgate, 1890. Pp. 53. (2s)
Editorial Information
Identifier
1138.
Type
Person
Source
Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page
335
Printed page
330
Database ID
3147
Original Transcription
1138. TURNER, Sir William (1832-1916), FRSE; anatomist, anthropologist and highly successful teacher at Univ Edin, where he was
prof of anatomy; co-founder of the J Anatomy and Physiology.