Charles Henry Turner (zoologist)

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gptkbp:instanceOf biologist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cincinnati
gptkbp:award posthumously inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1867-02-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cincinnati,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Henry_Owen_Turner
gptkbp:contribution demonstrated that insects can learn through trial and error
studied color vision in honeybees
studied memory in cockroaches
studied navigation in ants
demonstrated that insects can hear and distinguish pitch
gptkbp:deathDate 1923-02-14
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:field gptkb:Animalia
entomology
zoology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Henry Turner (zoologist)
gptkbp:influenced behavioral science
ethology
gptkbp:knownFor pioneering research on insect behavior
studies on learning and memory in insects
first African American to receive a graduate degree from the University of Cincinnati
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork studies on the behavior of ants, bees, and spiders
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:educator
biologist
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Biological_Bulletin
gptkb:Journal_of_Comparative_Neurology
gptkb:science
gptkbp:residence gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Leontine_Troy_Turner
gptkbp:taughtAt gptkb:Sumner_High_School,_St._Louis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_Turner
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6