Such discoveries are thrilling, but they probably wouldn’t have surprised Charles Henry Turner, who died a century ago, in 1923.

Charles Henry Turner was a Midwestern biologist and zoologist who specialized in comparative psychology and animal behavior. He was the first African American Psychologist and the first African ...

Although his name is barely known today, Charles Henry Turner was a pioneer in studying bees and should be considered among the great entomologists of the 19th and 20th centuries.

A mock-up of a 44-cent U.S. postage stamp commemorating Charles Henry Turner. This design was created for educational purposes by psychologist Charles Abramson and his student Charles Miskovsky.

Charles Henry Turner was a Midwestern biologist and zoologist who specialized in comparative psychology and animal behavior. He was the first African American Psychologist and the first African ...

Charles Henry Turner was a Midwestern biologist and zoologist who specialized in comparative psychology and animal behavior. He was the first African American Psychologist and the first African ...

Charles Henry Turner conducted trailblazing research on the cognitive traits of bees, spiders and more. Alla Katsnelson, Knowable Magazine. August 9, 2023.