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Name: NOTLEY, Frank Brian
Birth Date: 24 July 1905 Birmingham
Death Date: 10 May 1969 Hove, E. Sussex
First Date: 1930
Last Date: 1962
Profession: Entomologist, Kenya 1932-36, Tanganyika, Senior Entomologist 1936-50; Coffee Farmer, Ngorongoro 1950-61
Area: Kabete, Moshi, Oldeani
Married: In Mombasa 1932 Violet Emily Williams b. 26 July 1904 Bunbury, Cheshire, d. 8 May 1990 Hove, research scientist, Kabete Labs 1940-49
Children: Ann Margaret (1933) (Burton); Pauline (26 Sep 1935 Nairobi-2012) (Tait)
Book Reference: EAWL, Colonial
War Service: Joined up with RAMC (Major). Wife at Kabete Labs under Mr Beckley
School: King Edward School Birmingham, Birmingham University, Roy. Coll. Science London & ICTA; MSc, AICTA, FRES
General Information:
During the War he went to Madagascar to deal with mosquitos there and finally to Mogadishu to cope with locusts there. Mrs Notley did work at Kabete Labs into drying foods to send to our troops. Their children tried most and revolting they were too! He did most of his work on coffee but he had a new variety of mosquito named after him 'Anopholes Notlei'. Source: Mrs A. Burton & Mrs P. Tait
Gazette - Voters List 1936 - Nairobi South - Frank Brian Notley, Civil Servant, Box 338, Nbi and Violet Emily Notley, Sclaters Rd, Box 338, Nbi