Phyllis Turner
Second oldest person to receive masters degree
About Phyllis Turner
Lived 1913 – 2009 (aged 95–96).
Phyllis Mary Turner (c. 1913 – 24 June 2009) was an Australian woman who was the second oldest person to have received a master's degree. Having left school at age 12, Turner returned to study at the age of 70, to study Anthropology. Turner was awarded her Medical Science master's degree, at the age of 94, from Adelaide University in August, 2007.
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Who was Phyllis Turner?
Second oldest person to receive masters degree
When was Phyllis Turner born?
Phyllis Turner was born in 1913.
When did Phyllis Turner die?
Phyllis Turner died on 24 June 2009.
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