Stansfield Turner
Stansfield Turner (born December 1, 1923 in Highland Park , Illinois - † January 18, 2018 in Redmond , Washington ) was an American admiral and director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Life
After attending Highland Park High School , he began studying at Amherst College in 1941 . He then began his military service in the United States Navy and was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy , from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSElec.Eng.). He then completed with a Rhodes Scholarship is a postgraduate study at Oxford University and completed this in 1950 with a Master of Arts (MA).
In the course of his further military service, he was President of the Naval War College from 1972 to 1974 . During the presidency of US President Jimmy Carter , he was Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1977 to 1981 and also Director of Central Intelligence .
After leaving this office, he was awarded the National Security Medal in 1981. In the course of his military career, he was also awarded the Legion of Merit , the Bronze Star and several other honors.
Later he went to the private sector and was a board member of the agricultural - and biotechnology - company Monsanto . He was also a visiting professor at the University of Maryland in 1991, as well as administrator of the visiting committee at Goucher College there and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations .
Movie
In the 2012 film Argo by Ben Affleck , he is played by Philip Baker Hall .
Individual proof
Web links
- Stansfield Turner in the nndb (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Turner, Stansfield |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Admiral in the US Navy and Director of the CIA (1977–1981) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Highland Park , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 18, 2018 |
| Place of death | Redmond , Washington |