Dawson Turner. Stipple engraving by A. Fox after M. W. Sharp
Turner was the son of James Turner, head of the Gurney and Turner's Yarmouth Bank[2] and Elizabeth Cotman, the only daughter of the mayor of Yarmouth, John Cotman. He was educated at North Walsham Grammar School (now Paston College), Norfolk and at Barton Bendish as a pupil of the botanist Robert Forby. He then went to Pembroke College, Cambridge, where the Master was his uncle Rev. Joseph Turner. He however left without a degree due to his father's terminal illness. In 1796, he joined his father's bank.[3]
After becoming a banker, he took a more intensive interest in botany in leisure time, collecting specimens in the field. In 1794, Turner offered to help James Sowerby with specimens. Turner published a number of books and collaborated with other botanists. In December 1802, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[4] In 1816, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.[3]
Through his first wife Mary, he met Captain George Manby, amateur artist, inventor and barrack-master of Yarmouth. They corresponded frequently over the next 50 years.[5]
By 1820, his interest in botany had been replaced by an interest in antiquities. He and his children were taught drawing by renowned Norfolk artist John Sell Cotman who became a good friend. They travelled to Normandy together and collaborated on a book, Architectural Antiquities of Normandy, published in 1822, with Cotman providing the etchings.[6]
Botanist's Guide through England and Wales with Weston Dillwyn 1805
Annals of Botany - nine articles 1800-1808
Familyedit
In 1796, the year he joined his father's bank, Turner married Mary (1774–17 March 1850),[8] the daughter of William Palgrave of Norfolk. She became a notable portrait artist under her married name Mary Dawson Turner and 78 of her drawings (as etchings) are in the possession of the National Portrait Gallery in London.[9] The couple had 11 children:[8][3]
Mary Turner, engraved by W.C. Edwards from a painting made in 1814
After his first wife's death in 1850, he married Rosamund Matilda Duff (d. 1863) at Gretna Green, the marriage being disapproved of by his family and banking partners he left Yarmouth and moved to Barnes, and in 1853 retired to Lee Cottage, Old Brompton where he lived until his death. Turner's collections were sold off in auction by Sotheby in 1853 earning £4563 15s and another part in 1859 for £6558 9s.[3][12]
^. Barclays Bank. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019; see also: "Gurney & Turner of Yarmouth". The National Archives. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^ abcdeDawson, Warren R. (1958). "Dawson Turner, F.r.s. (1775–1858)". Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History. 3 (6): NP–310. doi:10.3366/jsbnh.1958.3.6.NP. ISSN 0037-9778.
^"Library and Archive Catalogue". Retrieved 29 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
^Walthew, Kenneth (1971). From rock and tempest. Geoffrey Bles. p. 27.
^For an extended bibliography see: Dawson, Warren (1961). "A Bibliography of the Printed Works of Dawson Turner". Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society. 3 (3): 232–256. JSTOR 41154411.
^ abFraser, Angus. "Turner, Dawson". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27846. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^NPG staff (2015), "Person - Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave)", National Portrait Gallery, retrieved 16 July 2015
^. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^The Gentleman's Magazine. W. Pickering. 1839. p. 535.
^Turner, Rev. Harward (1907). Johnson, Frederic (ed.). The Turner Family of Mulbarton and Great Yarmouth, in Norfolk: 1547-1906. London: Jarrold & Sons. pp. 62–67.
dawson, turner, october, 1775, june, 1858, english, banker, botanist, antiquary, specialized, botany, cryptogams, father, botanist, william, jackson, hooker, historian, francis, palgrave, portrait, turner, 1816, nineteenth, century, rugby, international, grand. Dawson Turner FRS FSA 18 October 1775 21 June 1858 1 was an English banker botanist and antiquary He specialized in the botany of cryptogams and was the father in law of the botanist William Jackson Hooker and of the historian Francis Palgrave Portrait of Turner c 1816 For the nineteenth century rugby international and grandson of the below see Dawson Turner rugby union For the pioneer of radiology see Dawson Turner radiologist Contents 1 Life 2 Bibliography 3 Family 4 References 5 External linksLife edit nbsp Dawson Turner Stipple engraving by A Fox after M W Sharp Turner was the son of James Turner head of the Gurney and Turner s Yarmouth Bank 2 and Elizabeth Cotman the only daughter of the mayor of Yarmouth John Cotman He was educated at North Walsham Grammar School now Paston College Norfolk and at Barton Bendish as a pupil of the botanist Robert Forby He then went to Pembroke College Cambridge where the Master was his uncle Rev Joseph Turner He however left without a degree due to his father s terminal illness In 1796 he joined his father s bank 3 After becoming a banker he took a more intensive interest in botany in leisure time collecting specimens in the field In 1794 Turner offered to help James Sowerby with specimens Turner published a number of books and collaborated with other botanists In December 1802 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 4 In 1816 he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 3 Through his first wife Mary he met Captain George Manby amateur artist inventor and barrack master of Yarmouth They corresponded frequently over the next 50 years 5 By 1820 his interest in botany had been replaced by an interest in antiquities He and his children were taught drawing by renowned Norfolk artist John Sell Cotman who became a good friend They travelled to Normandy together and collaborated on a book Architectural Antiquities of Normandy published in 1822 with Cotman providing the etchings 6 Turner died in 1858 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery London 3 Bibliography editAmong the published works of Dawson Turner are 7 Synopsis of British Fuci 1802 Muscologia Hibernicae Spicilegium Irish Moss Ferns 1804 Botanist s Guide through England and Wales with Weston Dillwyn 1805 Annals of Botany nine articles 1800 1808Family editIn 1796 the year he joined his father s bank Turner married Mary 1774 17 March 1850 8 the daughter of William Palgrave of Norfolk She became a notable portrait artist under her married name Mary Dawson Turner and 78 of her drawings as etchings are in the possession of the National Portrait Gallery in London 9 The couple had 11 children 8 3 nbsp Mary Turner engraved by W C Edwards from a painting made in 1814 Maria Dawson Turner 1797 1872 married William Jackson Hooker botanist their son was Joseph Dalton Hooker also a botanist Elizabeth Turner 1799 1852 married Francis Palgrave ne Cohen historian who took the name Palgrave upon conversion to Christianity Dawson Turner 1801 1806 Mary Anne Turner 1803 1874 Harriet Turner 1806 1869 engraver married in 1830 John Gunn clergyman and naturalist 10 Hannah Sarah Turner 1808 engraver married in 1839 Thomas Brightwen banker 11 Dawson Turner 1809 1809 Katherine Turner 1810 1811 Eleanor Jane Turner 1811 1895 the youngest daughter married William Jacobson divine Gurney Turner 1813 1848 whose son Dawson Turner played in the first international rugby match in 1871 Dawson William Turner 1815 1885 educationalist By his first wife Turner was father in law of Sir William Jackson Hooker FRS and of Sir Francis Palgrave FRS and the grandfather of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker FRS the poet and critic Francis Turner Palgrave and Sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave FRS After his first wife s death in 1850 he married Rosamund Matilda Duff d 1863 at Gretna Green the marriage being disapproved of by his family and banking partners he left Yarmouth and moved to Barnes and in 1853 retired to Lee Cottage Old Brompton where he lived until his death Turner s collections were sold off in auction by Sotheby in 1853 earning 4563 15s and another part in 1859 for 6558 9s 3 12 The standard author abbreviation Turner is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 13 References edit Lee Sidney ed 1899 Turner Dawson Dictionary of National Biography Vol 57 London Smith Elder amp Co Gurneys Birkbeck Barclay Buxton and Orde Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank Barclays Bank Archived from the original on 2 March 2019 Retrieved 1 March 2019 see also Gurney amp Turner of Yarmouth The National Archives Retrieved 1 March 2019 a b c d e Dawson Warren R 1958 Dawson Turner F r s 1775 1858 Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 3 6 NP 310 doi 10 3366 jsbnh 1958 3 6 NP ISSN 0037 9778 Library and Archive Catalogue Retrieved 29 October 2010 permanent dead link Walthew Kenneth 1971 From rock and tempest Geoffrey Bles p 27 Stephen Leslie ed 1887 Cotman John Sell Dictionary of National Biography Vol 12 London Smith Elder amp Co pp 285 7 For an extended bibliography see Dawson Warren 1961 A Bibliography of the Printed Works of Dawson Turner Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society 3 3 232 256 JSTOR 41154411 a b Fraser Angus Turner Dawson Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 27846 Subscription or UK public library membership required NPG staff 2015 Person Mary Dawson Turner nee Palgrave National Portrait Gallery retrieved 16 July 2015 Harriet Gunn Author British Travel Writing Archived from the original on 17 October 2017 Retrieved 17 October 2017 The Gentleman s Magazine W Pickering 1839 p 535 Turner Rev Harward 1907 Johnson Frederic ed The Turner Family of Mulbarton and Great Yarmouth in Norfolk 1547 1906 London Jarrold amp Sons pp 62 67 International Plant Names Index Turner External links edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Dawson Turner nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Dawson Turner A Synopsis of the British Fuci Volume 1 Volume 2 Muscologia Hibernicae Spicilegium Botanist s Guide through England and Wales Volume 1 Volume 2 Dawson Turner Papers American Philosophical Society Works by Dawson Turner at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Dawson Turner at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dawson Turner amp oldid 1217047922, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
