Person Posnette; Adrian Frank (1914 - 2004) Posnette Adrian Frank Peter 1914 - 2004 British Male Kings Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England 11/01/1914 19140111 17/07/2004 20040717

Plant pathologist Education: Cheltenham Grammar School; Christ's College, Cambridge (1932) Career: Research scholarship, Colonial Agricultural Service at Cambridge University School of Agriculture and Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture in Trinidad (1935); posted on Gold Coast (Ghana), worked to preserve West African cocoa crop by developing hybrid Trinitaro plants (1937-1949); East Malling Research Station working on solutions to disease in strawberries and other fruits (1949), head of Pathology Department (1957), deputy director (1969-1972), director (1972-1979); visiting Professor in Plant Sciences at Wye College, London University; awarded Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of Honour (1982) Honours: CBE 1976 Married (1937) Isabelle La Roche (died 1991) Fellow 18/03/1971 57 Non preferred term: named Peter by his nanny Sources: Obituaries in Daily Telegraph (27/07/2004), The Times (01/09/2004) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 11 Jan 1914 - NA4461 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 793665fd-64a9-4500-a797-e57539219dc5