Alfred Turner (author)
Alfred Turner may refer to: *Alfred Jefferis Turner (1861–1947), British and Australian pediatrician and entomologist * Alfred Dudley Turner (1854–1888), American composer *Alfred Turner (sculptor) (1874–1940), British sculptor *Sir Alfred Edward Turner Major-General Sir Alfred Edward Turner, (3 March 1842 – 20 November 1918) was a British Army officer of the late nineteenth century, who served in administrative posts in Ireland. Early life Turner was born on 3 March 1842, the eldest son of ...

Alfred Jefferis Turner
Alfred Jefferis Turner (3 October 1861, in Canton – 29 December 1947, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) was a pediatrician and noted amateur entomologist. He was the son of missionary Frederick Storrs-Turner. He introduced the use of diphtheria antitoxin to Australia in 1895. He was known by the nickname "Gentle Annie". Doctor Turner was a resident of Dauphin Terrace, Highgate Hill, Brisbane. The Jefferis Turner Centre for mothercraft was opened in 1952 as part of the Queensland Government's Maternal and Child Welfare program. In 1986, its role was changed to provide short term respite care for intellectually disabled children. It is located in the heritage building Fairy Knoll in Ipswich. Medical career Doctor Jefferis Turner studied medicine at University College London graduating with first class honours. He emigrated to Australia in 1888 and the next year became first medical officer of the Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane. His clinical research and influence ...
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Alfred Dudley Turner
Alfred Dudley Turner (24 August 1854 – 7 May 1888) was an American educator and composer. He was born in St. Albans, Vermont. After displaying unusual musical ability, as a child he went to Boston to study piano at the New England Conservatory, where his teachers included J. C. D. Parker and Madeline Schiller.Granville L. Howe & William Smythe Babcock Mathews (1837–1912)''A Hundred Years of Music in America'' 1st publishing by G. L. Howe, Chicago (1889); 2nd publishing Theodore Presser (1900) Turner was an 1876 graduate of Boston University College of Music. He became an instructor at the New England Conservatory. Among his students were Charles Dennée and Frank Addison Porter. He died at his home in Auburn, Maine of an illness. A large collection of his manuscripts are archived at the Library of Congress. Selected works Turner produced 36 numbered compositions, mostly of piano and chamber music. Among them are: * A Romance * Berceuse * 6 Concert Etudes (Octave Valse ...
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Alfred Turner (sculptor)
Alfred Turner (28 May 1874 – 18 March 1940) was an English sculptor notable for several large public monuments. These included statues of Queen Victoria, works in the Fishmonger's Hall in London and several war memorials, both in the Britiah Isles and abroad. Among other institutions, Turner studied at the Royal Academy, where he exhibited and was a member. He was also a member and fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors. His daughter was also a distinguished sculptor. Biography Turner was born in London on 28 May 1874, the son of sculptor C.E. Halsey-Turner. In 1899 he married Charlotte Ann Gavin and they had two daughters. One daughter, Winifred, became a distinguished sculptor. He first studied at, what was then called, the South London Technical Art School in Lambeth at a time when William Silver Frith was the modelling master. He then studied at Royal Academy Schools, having enrolled in 1895. He was there for three years during which time he was awarded in 1 ...
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