Helen Alma Newton Turner

Helen A. Newton Turner
Newton Turner in 1973
Born15 May 1908 (1908-05-15)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died26 November 1995(1995-11-26) (aged 87)
Chatswood, Sydney
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
Known forResearch into sheep genetics
AwardsFarrer Memorial Medal
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics, statistics
InstitutionsCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Helen Alma Newton Turner AO OBE (15 May 1908 – 26 November 1995) was an Australian geneticist and statistician. She was a leading authority on sheep genetics and worked at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) for 40 years.