Colin Turnbull

Colin Turnbull's odd life:

Colin Turnbull was born in London and studied politics and philosophy at Oxford. Turnbull picked up a really odd job while in Africa at this time was working for the Hollywood producer Sam Spiegel. Upon returning to Oxford in 1954, he began specializing in the anthropology of Africa.Turnbull remained in Oxford for two years before another field trip to Africa, finally focusing on the then-Belgian Congo (1957–58) and Uganda. Turnbull was an unconventional scholar who rejected neutrality.He was a homosexual because he fell in love with a man. Finally, he died because of HIV/AIDS: a sexual disease. Turnbull's last position was at George Washington University, where he taught and pursued interested in writing, fieldwork, farming, and making music. He left George Washington University in 1984. Colin Turnbull passed away in 1994.