Kate L. Turabian

Kate L. Turabian

Kate L. Turabian (February 26, 1893–October 25, 1987) is best known for her book "A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations", now in its seventh edition.

Turabian was the graduate school dissertation secretary at the University of Chicago from 1930 to 1958. [ [http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_who.html Who Was Kate Turabian? ] ] The school required her approval for every master's thesis and doctoral dissertation. Her stylistic rules closely follow the University of Chicago Press's "Manual of Style".

Her book "A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations" and its associated style are generally referred to as "Turabian." [ [http://history.latech.edu/webre/505turabian.htm] ]

Notes

Further reading

*Kate L. Turabian, "A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Sixth Edition", Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996. ISBN 0-226-81627-3
*Kate L. Turabian, "A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Seventh Edition", Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. ISBN 0-226-82337-7

External links

* [http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_who.html “Who was Kate Turabian?”] from the website for "A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations."
* [http://www.eturabian.com/turabian/index.html eTurabian Citation Generator]


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