Grenville Turner

Summary

Grenville Turner is a human^[1]. Born in Todmorden^[2], he… he was born on +1936-11-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +2024-08-22T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a physicist^[5] and astronomer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Grenville Turner's place of birth was Todmorden^[2].
• Grenville Turner was born on +1936-11-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Grenville Turner died on +2024-08-22T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Grenville Turner held citizenship in United Kingdom^[8].
• Grenville Turner worked as a physicist^[5].
• Grenville Turner's professions included astronomer^[6].
• Grenville Turner's field of work was cosmochemistry^[9].
• Among Grenville Turner's employers was University of Sheffield^[10].
• Grenville Turner's education included a stint at University of Oxford^[11].
• Grenville Turner was educated at St John's College^[12].
• Grenville Turner received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[13].
• Grenville Turner received the Rumford Medal^[14].
• Grenville Turner received the H. C. Urey Award^[15].
• Grenville Turner received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[16].
• Grenville Turner received the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union^[17].
• Grenville Turner received the Leonard Medal^[18].
• Grenville Turner was a member of Royal Society^[19].
• Grenville Turner is recorded as male^[20].
• Grenville Turner's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Grenville Turner's ISNI is recorded as 000000008132789X^[22].
• Grenville Turner's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 54224472^[23].
• Grenville Turner's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88128998^[24].
• Grenville Turner's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123588871^[25].
• Grenville Turner's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03xb0d^[26].
• Grenville Turner's family name is recorded as Turner^[27].

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Origins and Family

Grenville Turner's place of birth was Todmorden^[2]. He was born on +1936-11-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Oxford^[11], a collegiate university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1096^[30], headquartered in Oxford^[31] and St John's College^[12], a college of the University of Cambridge^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1511^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[5] and astronomer^[6]. Grenville Turner's field of work was cosmochemistry^[9]. Among his employers was University of Sheffield^[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[13], a fellowship award^[35], in United Kingdom^[36]; Rumford Medal^[14], a science award^[37], in United Kingdom^[38]; H. C. Urey Award^[15], a science award^[39], in United States^[40]; Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[16], a science award^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 1824^[43]; Fellow of the American Geophysical Union^[17], a fellowship award^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1962^[46]; and Leonard Medal^[18], a science award^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1962^[49].

Death and Burial

Grenville Turner died on +2024-08-22T00:00:00Z^[4].

Why It Matters

Grenville Turner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50]

FAQs

Where was Grenville Turner born?

Grenville Turner was born in Todmorden^[2].

What did Grenville Turner do for work?

Grenville Turner worked as physicist^[5] and astronomer^[6].

Where did Grenville Turner go to school?

Grenville Turner was educated at University of Oxford^[11] and St John's College^[12].

What awards did Grenville Turner receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[13], Rumford Medal^[14], H. C. Urey Award^[15], and Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[16].