Alfred Jefferis Turner

Infobox Person
name=Alfred Jefferis Turner
pseudonym="Gentle Annie"


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birth_date=October 3, 1861
birth_place=Canton, China
death_date=December 29, 1947
death_place=Brisbane
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resting_place=cremated
occupation=pediatrician, entomologist
author_abbrev_zoo="Turner"
spouse=Hilda Constance Roehricht
parents=Frederick Storrs Turner, Sophia Mary Harmer
children=none

Alfred Jefferis Turner was a pediatrician and noted amateur entomologist. He was born in Canton, China on October 3, 1861. He introduced the use of diphtheria antitoxin to Australia in 1895. He was known by the nickname "Gentle Annie". Dr. Turner died in Brisbane on December 29, 1947.

References

Biography from the Australian Dictionary of Biography [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120324b.htm]

Persondata
NAME=Turner, Alfred Jefferis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Gentle Annie
SHORT DESCRIPTION=pediatrician,entomologist
DATE OF BIRTH=October 3, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH=Canton, China
DATE OF DEATH=Deceember 29, 1947
PLACE OF DEATH=Brisbane