# Dermot Turing

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British solicitor and author

Sir Dermot Turing Bt Sir Dermot Turing in 2019 Born (1961-02-26) 26 February 1961 (age 65)[2] 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[1] Website dermotturing.com

**Sir John Dermot Turing, 12th Baronet** (born 26 February 1961)[2] is a British [solicitor](/source/Solicitor) and author.[3][4][5]

## Education

Turing was educated at [Sherborne School](/source/Sherborne_School) and [King's College, Cambridge](/source/King's_College%2C_Cambridge). He then undertook a [DPhil](/source/DPhil) degree in the genetics of the [fruit fly](/source/Drosophila_melanogaster) as a postgraduate student of [New College, Oxford](/source/New_College%2C_Oxford).[1][6]

## Career

After his DPhil, Turing moved into the legal profession[2][7] initially as an [HM Treasury](/source/HM_Treasury) solicitor. He then worked at the international law firm [Clifford Chance](/source/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](/source/Financial_regulation), and [risk management](/source/Risk_management).

In 2012, the centenary year of his uncle [Alan Turing](/source/Alan_Turing)'s birth, Dermot Turing became a trustee of [Bletchley Park](/source/Bletchley_Park), where Alan worked as a [cryptologist](/source/Cryptanalysis) during [World War II](/source/World_War_II).[7] In 2015, he wrote a book on Alan, *[Prof: Alan Turing Decoded](/source/Prof%3A_Alan_Turing_Decoded)*,[9] and in 2017, he contributed a chapter to *[The Turing Guide](/source/The_Turing_Guide)*.[10] He is a member of the European Post-Trade Forum and a trustee of the [Turing Trust](/source/Turing_Trust). His interests also include [cryptanalysis](/source/Cryptanalysis) and [naval history](/source/Naval_history).[11]

Dermot Turing has commented on the accuracy of the 2014 film *[The Imitation Game](/source/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](/source/X%2C_Y_%26_Z%3A_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](/source/Order_of_Merit_of_the_Republic_of_Poland) for highlighting the role of the [Polish](/source/Polish_people) in breaking the Enigma Code.[16] He is a visiting [fellow](/source/Fellow) at [Kellogg College, Oxford](/source/Kellogg_College%2C_Oxford).[17]

## Family Tree

Turing is the nephew of Alan Turing[11][18] and the 12th [Baronet](/source/Baronet) in the [Turing baronetcy](/source/Turing_baronetcy).[2] 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](/source/Heir_apparent) (born 1988) and James Robert Edward (born 1991)[2]

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]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dphil_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dphil_1-1) Turing, John Dermot (1985). [*Aspects of the regulation of larval serum protein synthesis in Drosophila*](http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/permalink/f/89vilt/oxfaleph016147273). *ox.ac.uk* (DPhil thesis). University of Oxford. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [499771523](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/499771523). [EThOS](/source/EThOS) [uk.bl.ethos.371588](https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.371588).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-whoswho_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-whoswho_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-whoswho_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-whoswho_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-whoswho_2-4) Anon (2017). ["Turing, Sir John Dermot"](https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U38181). *[Who's Who](/source/Who's_Who_(UK))* (online [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press) ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U38181](https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fww%2F9780199540884.013.U38181). (Subscription or [UK public library membership](https://www.ukwhoswho.com/page/subscribe#public) required.)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Sir John Dermot Turing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBV3rR1NhN8) talk at [The Open University](/source/The_Open_University) on [YouTube](/source/YouTube)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Dermot Turing: "Prof: Alan Turing Decoded"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG67UFZ-WyE) talk at [Google](/source/Google) on [YouTube](/source/YouTube)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Black, Sue (2021). ["Alan Turing and Computable Numbers: 100 Moments That Rocked Computer Science"](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/alan-turing-and-computable-numbers/id1570420393?i=1000528055488). *apple.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-RobertsTuring1991_6-0)** Roberts, David B.; Turing, J.Dermot; Loughlin, Susan A.R. (1991). "The advantages that accrue to Drosophila melanogaster possessing larval serum protein 1". *Journal of Insect Physiology*. **37** (5): 391–400. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1016/0022-1910(91)90090-M](https://doi.org/10.1016%2F0022-1910%2891%2990090-M). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0022-1910](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0022-1910).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bletchley-park_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bletchley-park_7-1) ["About Us – Sir John Dermot Turing"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171018191443/https://bletchleypark.org.uk/about-us/bletchley-park-trustees/sir-john-dermot-turing). UK: Bletchley Park. Archived from [the original](https://bletchleypark.org.uk/about-us/bletchley-park-trustees/sir-john-dermot-turing) on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-clifforf-chance_8-0)** ["Dermot Turing – Consultant to Clifford Chance"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171113223034/https://www.cliffordchance.com/people_and_places/people/lawyers/gb/dermot_turing.html). *People & Places*. London, UK: Clifford Chance. Archived from [the original](https://www.cliffordchance.com/people_and_places/people/lawyers/gb/dermot_turing.html) on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Turing, Dermot (2015). *Prof: Alan Turing Decoded*. [The History Press](/source/The_History_Press). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1841656434](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1841656434).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Turing, Dermot (2017). "Chapter 2 – The man with the terrible trousers". In [Copeland, Jack](/source/Jack_Copeland); et al. (eds.). *The Turing Guide*. pp. 19–29.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-copeland17_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-copeland17_11-1) [Copeland, Jack](/source/Jack_Copeland); [Bowen, Jonathan](/source/Jonathan_Bowen); Sprevak, Mark; [Wilson, Robin](/source/Robin_Wilson_(mathematician)); et al. (2017). "Notes on Contributors". *The Turing Guide*. [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). p. 479. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0198747833](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0198747833).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-the-times_12-0)** O’Connell, Alex (14 November 2014). ["How accurate is The Imitation Game? Sir John Dermot Turing reveals all"](https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/how-accurate-is-the-imitation-game-sir-john-dermot-turing-reveals-all-lnxkh5xbb6g). *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. UK. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-evening-standard_13-0)** Turing, Sir John Dermot (9 February 2015). ["Sir John Dermot Turing: The Imitation Game tells the full story of my codebreaking uncle"](https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/sir-john-dermot-turing-the-imitation-game-tells-the-full-story-of-my-codebreaking-uncle-10033536.html). *[Evening Standard](/source/Evening_Standard)*. UK. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-getsurrey_14-0)** Langlois, Andre (19 October 2015). ["Alan Turing's nephew – out to dispel some myths"](https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/alan-turings-nephew-out-dispel-10283017). *getSURREY*. UK. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [Dermot Turing, *X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken*](https://dermotturing.com/my-recent-books/x-y-z-the-real-story-of-how-enigma-was-broken/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Sir Dermot Turing awarded Polish state decoration for highlighting the role of Poles in breaking the Enigma Code"](https://www.gov.pl/web/unitedkingdom/sir-dermot-turing-awarded-polish-state-decoration-for-highlighting-the-role-of-poles-in-breaking-the-enigma-code). *gov.pl*. 5 July 2020. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210115091320/https://www.gov.pl/web/unitedkingdom/sir-dermot-turing-awarded-polish-state-decoration-for-highlighting-the-role-of-poles-in-breaking-the-enigma-code) from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Sir Dermot Turing"](https://www.kellogg.ox.ac.uk/our-people/sir-dermot-turing/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-lboro_18-0)** ["An interview with Dermot Turing: Alan Turing's nephew"](https://blog.lboro.ac.uk/sbe/2016/10/05/an-interview-with-dermot-turing-alan-turings-nephew/). UK: [Loughborough University](/source/Loughborough_University). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** *Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage*. 1903.

Baronetage of Nova Scotia Preceded by John Leslie Turing Baronet (of Foveran) 1987–present Incumbent

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