Thomas Hudson Turner (1815–1852) was an English

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

and

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, born in London of Northumbrian extraction. He was educated at Mr Law's school in Chelsea and then apprenticed as a printer. His great interest in literature and antiquities led to his appointment in the Record office of the

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. He is best remembered for his work ''Some Account of Domestic Architecture in England: from the Conquest to the End of the Thirteenth Century'' published in

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/London in 1851 and completed by John Henry Parker after his death. He died prematurely aged just 37, his health having suffered as a result of his arduous studies, and was buried on the western side of

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. His grave (plot no.4455) no longer has a headstone or readable memorial.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Thomas Hudson 1815 births 1852 deaths 19th-century British archaeologists Archaeologists from London Burials at Highgate Cemetery