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Alfred Jefferis Turner

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Alfred Jefferis Turner
Doctor Alfred Jefferis Turner
Doctor Alfred Jefferis Turner
Born3 October 1861
Canton, China
Died29 December 1947(1947-12-29) (aged 86)
Brisbane, Australia
Occupation(s)Pediatrician, entomologist
SpouseHilda Constance Roehricht
Parent(s)Frederick Storrs-Turner, Sophia Mary Harmer

Alfred Jefferis Turner (3 October 1861, in Canton – 29 December 1947, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) was a pediatrician and amateur entomologist. He was the son of missionary Frederick Storrs-Turner. He introduced the use of diphtheria antitoxin to Australia in 1895. He resided in Dauphin Terrace, Highgate Hill, Brisbane,[1][2] and was known by the nickname "Gentle Annie".[3]

The Jefferis Turner Centre for mothercraft was opened in 1952 as part of the Queensland Government's Maternal and Child Welfare program. In 1986, its role was changed to provide short term respite care for intellectually disabled children. It is located in the heritage building Fairy Knoll in Ipswich.

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Medical career

Turner studied medicine at University College London graduating with first class honours. He emigrated to Australia in 1888 and the next year became first medical officer of the Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane (then known as the Hospital for Sick Children).[3]

Turner's clinical research and influence helped to reduce the number of children's deaths in Queensland. He contributed in the areas of diphtheria antitoxin, hookworm-induced anaemia, lead poisoning, children's milk supply quality improvement, health education for expectant and nursing mothers and antenatal clinic establishment in Queensland.[3]

Turner played a pivotal role in combating the bubonic plague epidemic of 1900 and in making the notification of tuberculosis compulsory in 1904. Due to his mild manner and love of children, he acquired the nickname of "Gentle Annie".[4]

Entomological activity

Alred jefferies Turner Bunya mountains 1925
Alfred Jefferis Turner in the Bunya Mountains on an entomological excursion, 1925

Turner was an amateur entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and left a collection of over 50,000 moth specimens to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Canberra.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Family Notices". The Courier-mail. No. 3462. Queensland, Australia. 30 December 1947. p. 8. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Family Notices". The Courier-mail. No. 3462. Queensland, Australia. 30 December 1947. p. 8. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ a b c Thearle, M. John (1990). "Turner, Alfred Jefferis (1861–1947)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  4. ^ ""They called him "Gentle Annie"". The Courier-Mail. 30 December 1947. p. 2. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ ""Gentle Annie" Museum Gift". The Courier-Mail. 16 February 1949. p. 5. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

Media related to Alfred Jefferis Turner at Wikimedia Commons


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