ies ▁of ▁Z aire ) ▁and ▁The ▁Mountain ▁People ▁( on ▁the ▁I k ▁people ▁of ▁U g anda ), ▁and ▁ ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁anth rop olog ists ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁eth nom us ic ology . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Turn b ull ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁educated ▁at ▁West min ster ▁School ▁and ▁Mag d alen ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁politics ▁and ▁philosophy . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁Vol unte er ▁Reserve ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁two - year ▁grant ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Indian ▁Religion ▁and ▁Philosoph y , ▁Ban ar as ▁H indu ▁University , ▁India , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Indian ▁Religion ▁and ▁Philosoph y . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁after ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁Ban ar as , ▁Turn b ull ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Congo ▁( present - day ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo ) ▁with ▁Newton ▁Be al , ▁a ▁school te acher ▁from ▁Ohio ▁he ▁met ▁in ▁India . ▁Turn b ull ▁and ▁Be al ▁first ▁studied ▁the ▁M but i ▁pyg m ies ▁during ▁this ▁time , ▁though ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁trip . ▁ ▁An ▁" odd ▁job " ▁Turn b ull ▁picked ▁up ▁while ▁in ▁Africa ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁was ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁producer ▁Sam ▁Sp iegel . ▁Sp iegel ▁h ired ▁Turn b ull ▁to