Eric Addison Thurman was born c.1908, the son of John Addison Thurman, a builder. Eric studied Pharmacy at University College Nottingham (now The University of Nottingham) and passed the preliminary scientific examination in 1928. His record in the student register for 1928-29 shows that he entered the College in 1926 having previously studied at Ilkeston Secondary School in Derbyshire. He lived with his parents at 105 Nottingham Road, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire.
From the guide to the Student notebooks of Eric Thurman, a pharmacy student at University College Nottingham, 1928-1929, 1928-1929, (The University of Nottingham)