Stella Turk
| Stella Maris Turk | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stella Maris Treharne 1925 Isles of Scilly, Great Britain |
| Died | 3 April 2017 (aged 91–92) |
| Residence | Cornwall |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Zoology, natural history, conservation |
| Institutions | University of Exeter |
| Notable awards | Stamford Raffles Award |
| Spouse | Frank Turk |
Stella Maris Turk, MBE (1925 – 3 April 2017) was a British zoologist, naturalist, and conservationist. She was known for her activities in marine biology and conservation, particularly as it applies to marine molluscs and mammals. Turk became a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2002, and was awarded the Stamford Raffles Award by the Zoological Society of London in 1979.
What Stella Turk said about the British malacologist Arthur Erskine Ellis might just as easily be applied to her: "It is difficult to categorise people. Should one even try? We are all multiple in a singular way!"
Stella Turk was born in 1925 in the Isles of Scilly, some distance off the western tip of Cornwall, Great Britain. She was born Stella Maris Treharne; her first two names, "Stella Maris", are a Latin phrase meaning "star of the sea", a title sometimes given to the Virgin Mary. Although Turk lived in New Zealand as a small child, she primarily grew up in Cornwall, and has spent most of her life living in and researching in that county. Turk is a working scientist and a published zoologist. In addition she worked with her late husband biologist Frank Turk in the field of adult education.
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