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‘‘ Observations on Aneurism and Hemorrhage/'’ Provincial 
Medical Education/’ “ Treatise on Dislocations of the 
Astragalus and Injuries of the Foot/’ '•' Retrospect of 
Anatomy and Physiology,” and other publiccitions. 
Mr. Turner married, in 1826, Anna Mary, daughter of 
Mr. James Clarke, of Needham, near Newport, Isle of 
Wight. One of Mr. Turner’s sons is a clergyman at Stock- 
port; another a lieutenant in the army. One daughter, 
married, is resident in Shropshire. The youngest daughter 
was her father’s devoted nurse at home. His illness lasted 
many weeks, during which there was no hope of his 
recovery. He was in his 81st year. 
Dr. Frederick Grace -Calvert, F.R.S., was born near 
London on the 14th of November, 1819. 
In the year 1835, when 16 years of age, he left London 
and went to France, where he commenced the study of 
chemistry under the celebrated chemist Gerardin, at Rouen, 
and continued with him for two years. At the expiration 
of this time he went to Paris, and carried on his studies at 
the Jardin des Plantes, the Sorbonne, College de France, 
and Ecole de Medecine, his attention being principally 
given to the Natural Sciences. 
About the age of 21 he was appointed to manage the 
well known works of Messrs. Robiquet Pelletici, where 
the manufacture of pure chemicals and pharmaceutical 
products is carried on. This position, however, he soon 
vacated on being offered that of Demonstrateur de Chimie 
Appliquee,” under the eminent chemist Chevreul, and here he 
remained from 1 841 till 1846, when he left France. From 
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the former date his career as a chemist began and continued 
with untiring eneigy during the succeeding 82 years. 
He published his first paper, ‘‘ Sur I’extraction de quinine 
et cinchonine,” in Septernber, 1841. 
In 1843, in conjunction v/ith M. Ferrand, he elaborated 
an interesting paper on the analysis of gases enclosed in 
