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GEOFFREY FERTEL was born on November 19, 1913, at Bromley, Kent, where his father, who was of Huguenot ancestry, was well known for his musical ability and was aganist at the parish church ; his maternal grandfather, Benjamin Harrison, was distinguished an archaeologist. While still a small child, he showed unusual interest in natural things mechanisms ; his love of the countryside was encouraged by his Kentish environment, and at Sevenoaks School he was allowed to spend time on botany instead of games, for which he had no liking.
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Mr. G. E. F. Fertel. Nature 163, 276–277 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163276a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/163276a0