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Ralph Lilley Turner

Indic languages philologist and university administrator (1888–1983)
Person Human Q3379117

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
October 5, 1888, 1888[9]
Date of death
April 22, 1983, 1983[10]
Place of birth
London, Charlton[8]
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12][13]
Occupation
Sanskrit scholar, Indologist, linguist, university teacher
Employer
Banaras Hindu University, SOAS, University of London[14][15]
Educated at
Christ's College[16]
Award received
Military Cross, Knight Bachelor[17][18]
Spouse
Dorothy Rivers Turner[11]
Doctoral student
Prabodh Pandit[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Family name
Turner[23]
Given name
Ralph[24]
Military branch
British Indian Army[21]
Participated in conflict
World War I[22]
Relative
Geoffrey Lilley Smith, Jeremy Irvine, Irvine B. Smith[25][26][27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ralph Lilley Turner en Ralph Turner en R. L. Turner en Sir Ralph Lilley Turner ja ラルフ・リリー・ターナー ru Ралф Лили Тернер ru Ралф Лили Тёрнер
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
4348155105777576320007
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
128532645
BIBSYS ID
90861277
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
TurnerRL(RalphLilley)Sir1888-1983
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CTHS person ID
115647
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11183369
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
128532645
FAST ID
1754683
FranceArchives agent ID
301268873
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Freebase ID
/m/027p227
Geni profile ID
6000000073633908833
IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
128532645
Lex ID
Ralph_Lilley_Turner
Libraries Australia ID
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NLA Trove people ID
995617
NUKAT ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp80591
National Virtual Library of India ID
165678
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071492402
Open Library ID
OL4367878A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
38080
Parsifal cluster ID
103432
Persons of Indian Studies ID
5090
Persée author ID
691368
Prabook ID
1933443
RERO ID (legacy)
A003915594
SBN author ID
MILV110749
SHARE Catalogue author ID
219867
Treccani ID
sir-ralph-lilley-turner
UK National Archives ID
F46251
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/194380
Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
linguist, university teacher, Indologist, Sanskrit scholar
Award received 2
Military Cross, Knight Bachelor
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Employer 2
SOAS, University of London, Banaras Hindu University
Place of birth 2
London, Charlton
Doctoral student 1
Prabodh Pandit
Doctoral students 1
Prabodh Pandit
Educated at 1
Christ's College
Family name 1
Turner
Given name 1
Ralph
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Military branch 1
British Indian Army
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Relative 1
Jeremy Irvine
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Ralph Lilley Turner was born on October 5, 1888[1], in London[2]. He died on April 22, 1983[3]. He worked as a Sanskrit scholar[4], Indologist[5], linguist[6], and university teacher[7].

Why It Matters

Ralph Lilley Turner's notable doctoral advisees include Prabodh Pandit[29], a linguist[30], 1923–1975[31], of India[32], awarded the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak[33].

FAQs

Where was Ralph Lilley Turner born?

Ralph Lilley Turner was born in London[2].

Who was Ralph Lilley Turner married to?

Ralph Lilley Turner's spouses include Dorothy Rivers Turner[11].

What did Ralph Lilley Turner do for work?

Ralph Lilley Turner worked as a Sanskrit scholar[4], Indologist[5], linguist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Ralph Lilley Turner go to school?

Ralph Lilley Turner was educated at Christ's College[16].

What awards did Ralph Lilley Turner receive?

Honors received include Military Cross[17] and Knight Bachelor[18].

Related Entities

Jeremy Irvine London United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . La France savante. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . La France savante. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Ralph
    Spouse → Dorothy Rivers Turner
    Doctoral student → Prabodh Pandit
    Family name → Turner
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