Background
Turner, Thomas Bourne was born on January 28, 1902 in Prince Frederick, Maryland, United States. Son of George Dorsey and Virginia (Lyles) Turner.
Turner, Thomas Bourne was born on January 28, 1902 in Prince Frederick, Maryland, United States. Son of George Dorsey and Virginia (Lyles) Turner.
Bachelor of Science, St. John's College, Annapolis, 1921. Doctor of Medicine, University Maryland, 1925. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Maryland, 1966.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Johns Hopkins University, 1991.
Jacques Loeb fellow, instructor, associate in medicine Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1927-1932, professor microbiology School Hygiene and Public Health, 1939-1957, professor microbiology, dean medical faculty School Medicine, 1957-1968, dean emeritus, from 1968, archivist, 1968-1982, archivist emeritus, from 1982. Staff member international health division Rockefeller Foundation, New York City, 1932-1939. Director venereal disease control division, director civil public health division Office Surgeon General.
Consultant to surgeon general United States Army.
Member general advisory committee, vice chairman committee on virus research and epidemiology National Foundation. Member board visitors and governors St. John's College. President Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation, 1981-1990.
Colonel United States Army, 1942-1946. Member Association American Medical Colleges (president), Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Investigation, Harvey Society, Gibson Island Club, West Hamilton St. Club, Mount Vernon Club (courtesy), Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Alpha.
Married Anne Parran Somervell, October 22, 1927 (deceased February 1960). Children: Anne Turner Pope, Pattie Bourne Turner Walker. Married Lorna Caithness Levy, September 16, 1961 (deceased 1982).