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William Turner stone plaque

Commemorative plaque

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This stone commemorative plaque records: In this house was born on the 7th day of January 1832 Sir William Turner, K.C.B., F.R.S., D.Sc., LL.D., D.C.L., Knight of the Royal Prussian Order, Pour-le-Mérite, Professor in and Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Edinburgh University.

From the Open Plaques record 10250

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