Eric Gardner Turner
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Sir Eric Gardner Turner CBE
(26 February 1911 – 20 April 1983) was an English papyrologist and classicist
.
Turner was born in Broomhill, Sheffield
. He was educated at King Edward VII School
and Magdalen College, Oxford
and taught classics
at the University of Aberdeen
from 1936 to 1948, although from 1941 to 1945 he served in the Naval Intelligence Division
at Bletchley Park
. In 1948 he became first Reader
in Papyrology at University College, London, and was promoted to professor in 1950. He retired in 1978.
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
(CBE) in 1975 and was knighted
in 1981.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(26 February 1911 – 20 April 1983) was an English papyrologist and classicist
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
.
Turner was born in Broomhill, Sheffield
Broomhill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Broomhill ward—which includes the districts of Broomhill, Crookesmoor, Endcliffe, and Tapton—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the western part of the city and covers an area of 2.7 km2. The population of this ward in 2001 was 16,800...
. He was educated at King Edward VII School
King Edward VII School (Sheffield)
King Edward VII School is a secondary school and language college located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. KES, named after the reigning monarch, was formed in 1905 when Wesley College was merged with Sheffield Royal Grammar School on the site of the former on Glossop Road...
and Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
and taught classics
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
at the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
from 1936 to 1948, although from 1941 to 1945 he served in the Naval Intelligence Division
Naval Intelligence Division
The Naval Intelligence Division was the intelligence arm of the British Admiralty before the establishment of a unified Defence Staff in 1965. It dealt with matters concerning British naval plans, with the collection of naval intelligence...
at Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park is an estate located in the town of Bletchley, in Buckinghamshire, England, which currently houses the National Museum of Computing...
. In 1948 he became first Reader
Reader (academic rank)
The title of Reader in the United Kingdom and some universities in the Commonwealth nations like Australia and New Zealand denotes an appointment for a senior academic with a distinguished international reputation in research or scholarship...
in Papyrology at University College, London, and was promoted to professor in 1950. He retired in 1978.
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(CBE) in 1975 and was knighted
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
in 1981.
Works
- Catalogue of Greek and Latin papyri and ostraca in the possession of the University of Aberdeen. University Press, Aberdeen, 1939.
- Bernard Pyne GrenfellBernard Pyne GrenfellBernard Pyne Grenfell was an English scientist and Egyptologist and a member of The Queen's College, Oxford.With his friend and colleague, Arthur Surridge Hunt, he took part in the archaeological dig of Oxyrhynchus and discovered many ancient manuscripts known as the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, including...
, Arthur Surridge Hunt, Eric Gardner Turner (Hgg.): The Hibeh papyri. Egypt Exploration Fund, London, 1906. - Athenian books in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. An inaugural lecture delivered at University College London, 22 May 1951. H. K. Lewis and Co., London, 1952.
- Greek Papyri. An Introduction. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1968; first paperback edition 1980, ISBN 0-19-814841-0. Italienische Ausgabe: Rom 1984.
- New fragments of the Misoumenos of Menander. University of London, Institute of Classical StudiesInstitute of Classical StudiesThe Institute of Classical Studies is a research institution associated with the University of London. A member of the School of Advanced Study. The Institute is a national and international research Institute in the languages, literature, history, art, archaeology and philosophy of the ancient...
, London 1965 (Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, Supplement 17). - Ménandre. Sept exposés suivis de discussions, Vandoeuvres-Genève 1969. Entretiens préparés et présidés par Eric G. Turner. Fondation Hardt pour l'Etude de l'Antiquité Classique, Vandoeuvres, 1970 (Entretien sur l'Antiquité Classique, t. 16).
- Greek manuscripts of the ancient world. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1971, ISBN 0-198-14284-6. Second edition revised and enlarged. Edited by Peter J. Parsons. University of London, Institute of Classical StudiesInstitute of Classical StudiesThe Institute of Classical Studies is a research institution associated with the University of London. A member of the School of Advanced Study. The Institute is a national and international research Institute in the languages, literature, history, art, archaeology and philosophy of the ancient...
, 1987 (Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, 46), ISBN 0-900-58748-2. - The Papyrologist at Work. Durham, NC, Duke University, 1973.
- mit T. S. Pattie: The written word on papyrus. An exhibition held in The British Museum, 30 July - 27 October 1974. Published for the British LibraryBritish LibraryThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
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Publications Limited. London, British Library, 1974, ISBN 0-7141-0488-4. - The Typology of the Early Codex. Philadelphia 1977.