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Asset Name:
E009211 - Turner, Eric Anderson (1917 - 2001)
Title:
Turner, Eric Anderson (1917 - 2001)
Author:
Sarah Gillam
Identifier:
RCS: E009211
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2016-07-28

2020-02-04
Description:
Obituary for Turner, Eric Anderson (1917 - 2001), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Turner, Eric Anderson
Date of Birth:
8 January 1917
Place of Birth:
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of Death:
February 2001
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MB ChB Glasgow 1940

FRCS 1949
Details:
Eric Anderson Turner was a neurosurgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. He was born on 8 January 1917 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. His father, John Anderson, was a teacher; his mother, Margaret Anderson née Galt, was the daughter of a building contractor. He attended St John’s Grammar School in Hamilton, where he was *dux*, and then Hamilton Academy, where he was also *dux*. He went on to study medicine at the University of Glasgow, graduating in 1940 with a commendation, distinctions in physics and physiology, and the pathology medal. He served as a major in a mobile neurosurgical unit. Prior to his consultant appointment at Birmingham, he held posts at the Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, the Royal Infirmary, also in Glasgow, Killearn Hospital, Stirlingshire and the Central Middlesex Hospital in London. He gained his FRCS in 1949. During his training he was influenced by James Eric Paterson, Sir Hugh Cairns, Illtyd James, Jack Small and Brodie Hughes. He wrote papers on epilepsy and psychosurgery, and a book *Surgery of the mind* (Birmingham, Carmen, c.1982). He enjoyed swimming, writing, photography, travel and camping. In 1942, he married Margaret. They had two daughters and a son, who became a doctor. Eric Anderson Turner died in February 2001. He was 84.
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E009000-E009999/E009200-E009299
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