Arthur Logan Turner
Arthur Logan Turner
Early life
He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 4 May 1865 the son
Surgical career
He became house surgeon and later clinical tutor to
Turner was editor of the University of Edinburgh Journal for ten years, from 1928 to 1937.
His textbook Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear was first published in 1924. This proved so popular that it ran to several editions during Turner's lifetime which he continued to edit. An 11th edition, now entitled Logan Turner's Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear, Head and Neck Surgery was published in 2015.[9]
His collection of pathological specimens was donated to
Medical historian
After retiring from his surgical career Turner devoted much of his time and energy to the history of medicine. He wrote the definitive biography of his father Sir William Turner, K.C.B. : A Chapter in Medical History which was published in 1919. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Joseph Lister he edited a memorial work, Joseph, Baron Lister, A Centenary Volume, 1827-1927.[8]
In 1933 when the University of Edinburgh celebrated the 350th anniversary of its foundation Turner produced The History of the University of Edinburgh, 1883-1933, a continuation of the history of that institution by Sir Alexander Grant which had been published fifty years earlier.[11]
Awards and recognition
In 1905 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Daniel John Cunningham, George Chrystal, James Geikie and Henry Littlejohn. He served as vice president of the society 1930 to 1933.[12]
In 1924 he was elected a member of the
He was president of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh in 1927 and president of the Sections of Laryngology and Otology in the Royal Society of Medicine, London. President of the Section of Laryngology at the British Medical Association Meeting in Edinburgh in 1927. He was made a corresponding Fellow of the American Laryngological Association, an honorary Member of the Austrian Otological Society and a corresponding Member of the French Society of Otology and Laryngology.[8]
Later life and death
Turner never married. He died in Edinburgh on 6 June 1939.[8] He is buried with his parents in Dean Cemetery. The grave lies in the north section, backing onto the dividing wall with the original cemetery.
Selected publications
- Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear for practitioners and students. Bristol. John Wright and Sons Ltd (1924)
- Intracranial Pyogenic Diseases:: A Pathological and Clinical Study of the Pathways of Infection from the Face, the Nasal and Paranasal Air-cavities Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd (1931)
- Sir William Turner KCB; a chapter in medical history. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood & Sons (1919)
- The History of the University of Edinburgh 1883-1933 Edinburgh. Oliver & Boyd (1933)
- The Story of a Great Hospital: The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 1729 to 1929. Edinburgh. Oliver and Boyd (1930)
References
- ^ Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7CQ-DZ4 : 10 February 2018), Arthur Logan Turner, 06 May 1865
- PMC 2347224.
- ^ "Papers of Dr. Arthur Logan Turner (1865-1939) - Archives Hub". Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1870
- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1911
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- ^ Gifford, J., Mcwilliam, C, Walker, D. and Wilson, C. The buildings of Scotland ; Edinburgh, Harmondsworth: Penguin, (1988).
- ^ PMC 5310342.
- OCLC 994713046.
- ^ "Search the Museum Collections (ADLIB) - Surgeons' Hall Museums, Edinburgh". museum.rcsed.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- S2CID 208874238.
- ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ Minute Books of the Aesculapian Club. Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
- ^ Minute Books of the Harveian Society. Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
- ^ Watson Wemyss, Herbert Lindesay (1933). A Record of the Edinburgh Harveian Society. T&A Constable, Edinburgh.