Dermot Turing

Sir John Dermot Turing, 12th Baronet (born 26 February 1961)^[1] is a British solicitor and author.^[3][4][5]

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Sir Dermot Turing in 2019
Born	(1961-02-26) 26 February 1961 (age 64)[1]
Education	Sherborne School
Alma mater	University of Cambridge (BA) University of Oxford (DPhil)
Known for	Prof: Alan Turing Decoded X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken
Spouse	Nicola Jane Simmonds ​ ​ (m. 1986)​
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2020)
Scientific career
Institutions	HM Treasury Clifford Chance Bletchley Park The Turing Trust
Thesis	Aspects of the regulation of larval serum protein synthesis in Drosophila (1985)
Doctoral advisor	David B. Roberts[2]
Website	dermotturing.com

Education

Turing was educated at Sherborne School and King's College, Cambridge. He then undertook a DPhil degree in the genetics of the fruit fly as a postgraduate student of New College, Oxford.^[2][6]

Career

After his DPhil, Turing moved into the legal profession^[1][7] initially as an HM Treasury solicitor. He then worked at the international law firm Clifford Chance, where he was a partner until 2014 and latterly a consultant.^[8] He specialized in the financial sector, especially with respect to failed banks, regulation, and risk management.

In 2012, the centenary year of his uncle Alan Turing's birth, Dermot Turing became a trustee of Bletchley Park, where Alan Turing worked as a cryptologist during World War II.^[7] In 2015, he wrote a book on Alan Turing, Prof: Alan Turing Decoded,^[9] and in 2017 he contributed a chapter to The Turing Guide.^[10] He is a member of the European Post-Trade Forum and a trustee of the Turing Trust. His interests also include cryptanalysis and naval history.^[11]

Dermot Turing has commented on the accuracy of the 2014 film The Imitation Game, a dramatization of Alan Turing's life.^[12][13][14] In 2018 he published X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken.^[15]

Awards and Honours

In 2020, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland for highlighting the role of the Polish in breaking the Enigma Code.^[16] He is a visiting fellow at Kellogg College, Oxford.^[17]

Family Tree

Turing is the nephew of Alan Turing^[11][18] and the 12th Baronet in the Turing baronetcy.^[1] He is the son of John Ferrier Turing and Beryl Mary Ada Turing née Hann. In 1986, he married Nicola Jane Simmonds, daughter of Malcolm Douglas Simmonds. In 1987, he succeeded his third cousin as the 12th Turing Baronet. He has two sons: John Malcolm Ferrier, his heir apparent (born 1988) and James Robert Edward (born 1991)^[1]

Coat of arms of Dermot Turing

Crest A hand holding a helmet Proper. Escutcheon Argent on a bend Sable three boar’s heads Or. Supporters Two stags Proper. Motto Audentes Fortuna Juvat [19]