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Name: NOTLEY, Frank Brian

Birth Date: 24 July 1905 Aston, 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 (Burton) (1933); Pauline Elizabeth (Tait) (26 Sep 1935 Nairobi-17 Aug 2012 Glastonbury)

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 mosquitoes 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 16 Nov 1936 Voters List 1936 - Nairobi South - Frank Brian Notley, Civil Servant, Box 338, Nbi and Violet Emily Notley, Sclaters Rd, Box 338, Nbi

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