Stella Maris Turk (
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Maiden name
Treharne
Short biography
Stella Turk (née Treharne) was was a British zoologist, naturalist, and conservationist. Born in Cornwall, she and her husband Frank Turk founded the "Cornish Biological Record Unit" at the University of Exeter's, Institute of Cornish Studies. This was later incorporated into the Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
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Date of birth
27 March 1925
Date of death
03 April 2017
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