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| TURNER, HERBERT HALL. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Apr. 26, 1879. [Eldest] s. of John [artist], of 10, Westmorland Street, High Harrogate, Yorkshire. (and Isabella Hall). B. Aug. 13, 1861, at Leeds. Schools, Leeds Modern and Clifton College. Matric. Michs. 1879; (2nd Wrangler, 1882; Sheepshanks Exhibition, 1882; 2nd Smith's prize, 1883; Math. Trip., Pt III, 1st Class, 1883); B.A. 1883; M.A. 1886. Fellow, 1885. Hon. D.Sc., Leeds, Strasbourg, Sydney and Wales; Hon. D.C.L., Durham; Hon. LL.D., California Savilian Professor of Astronomy and Director of the University Observatory at Oxford, 1893-1930. Fellow of New College, Oxford, 1898. F.R.A.S., 1885. F.R.S., 1896. President of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1903-4. Halley Lecturer, 1911. Edited The Observatory, 1888-97. A Secretary of the British Association, 1913-22. Married, June 17, 1899, Agnes Margaret, eldest dau. of Robert Whyte, of Blackheath, and had issue. Author, Modern Astronomy; Astronomical Discovery; The Great Star Map; A Voyage in Space, etc. Died Aug. 20, 1930, at Stockholm. (Clifton Coll. Reg.; D.N.B.; Who was Who; The Times, Aug. 21, 1930; Monthly Notes, Royal Astron. Soc., XCI (1931), 321; Cambridge Review, Oct. 10, 1930.) | @ Turner, Herbert Hall Approx. lifespan: 1861–1930 pens. Trinity College adm1879:04:26 . Eldest s. of John [artist], of 10 Westmorland Street, High Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire (and Isabella Hall). b. Leeds, [ West Riding of Yorkshire] 1861:08:13 . Schools Sch: Leeds Modern School Leeds, [ West Riding of Yorkshire] and Sch: Clifton College Clifton, [ Somerset] . Matric 1879:10MT: ; (2nd Wrangler 1882; Sheepshanks Exhibition: 1882 ; 2nd Smith's Prize 1883 ; Math.Trip., Pt , 1st Class(1883); BA 1883 ; MA 1886 . Fellow 1885 . Hon. DSc Leeds, [ West Riding of Yorkshire], Strasbourg France or Germany Sydney, [ Australia] and Wales ; Hon. Durham, [ Co. Durham] ; Hon. California, USA . Chief Assistant at: : Royal [wrk] Observatory [/wrk] Greenwich, [ London] 1884-93 . Savilian Professor of: Astronomy and Director of: : University Observatory at OX 1893-1930 . Fellow of: : Sch: New College New, OX 1898 . FRAS 1885 . 1896 . President of: : Royal Astronomical Society 1903-4 . Halley Lecturer: 1911 . Publ.: Edited The Observatory 1888-97. Sec. of: : British Association 1913-22 . m. 1899:06:17,Agnes Margaret, eldest dau. of Robert Whyte, of Blackheath, [ Kent] . had issue Publ.: Modern Astronomy; Astronomical Discovery; The Great Star Map; A Voyage in Space, etc. d. Stockholm, [ Sweden] 1930:08:20 . ( Sch: Clifton College Reg.; D.N.B.; Who was Who; The Times 1930:08:21; Monthly Notes, Royal Astron. Society , XCI (1931), 321; CB Review 1930:10:10) |