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Early Life and Education
Charles Henry Turner (February 3, 1867 – February 14, 1923) was an American research biologist, educator, zoologist, and comparative psychologist born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

In 1892, Turner became the first African American to receive a graduate degree at the University of Cincinnati.

In 1907, he became the first African American to earn a PhD (zoology) from the University of Chicago.

Career
Despite his doctorate, Turner chose to teach at high schools. Most sources attribute this career move to a desire to devote more time to the observation of insects, but Charles I. Abramson, in his 2003 article on Turner for American Bee Journal, claims that Turner was unable, rather than unwilling, to get an appointment at the University of Chicago, and that the Tuskegee Institute could not afford both his and Dr. George Washington Carver. Turner had a preference for working with young African American students (find citation)

Conducted research at a high school

Turner published 49 papers on invertebrates, including "Habits of Mound-Building Ants" (Turner circling ant behavior), "Experiments on the Color Vision of the Honeybee", "Hunting Habits of an American Sand Wasp", and "Psychological Notes on the Gallery Spider" (provide proper citations and expand). In his research, Turner became the first person to prove that insects can hear and can distinguish pitch. In addition, he first discovered that cockroaches can learn by trial and error and that honeybees can perceive both color and patterns. Discovered new species?

Ant Research
Besides his scientific work, Turner was active in the struggle to obtain social and educational services for African Americans in St. Louis, Missouri. After his death, a school for disabled African American children, Charles Henry Turner Open Air School for Crippled Children, was named in his honor.

He died on February 14, 1923 from acute myocarditis in Chicago. His place of interment is Lincoln Cemetery in Chicago.

https://psychology.okstate.edu/museum/turner/turnerbio.html