Grenville Turner
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Grenville Turner (1936–2024) was a British physicist and astronomer who worked in the field of cosmochemistry. Born in Todmorden, he was educated at the University of Oxford and St John's College. He was employed by the University of Sheffield and was a member of the Royal Society, where he is recognized in the Royal Society collection.
Turner received several awards for his work, including the Rumford Medal, the H. C. Urey Award, and the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society. He was also named a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was a citizen of the United Kingdom and spoke English.
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Turner
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Todmorden
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Educated at
- St John's College
- Employer
- University of Sheffield
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Leonard Medal
- Field of work
- cosmochemistry
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- date of birth
- 1936-11-01
- member of
- Royal Society
- date of death
- 2024-08-22
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