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    Marjorie Eileen Doris Courtenay-Latimer (24 February 1907 – 17 May 2004) was a South African museum official, who in 1938, brought to the attention of...
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    American rock band Toto in the 1980s Norman Catherine, artist Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, museum curator who discovered a living coelacanth, a fish that...
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    Ncera Rivers. As he frequently did, he telephoned his friend, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, curator at East London Museum, to see if she wanted to look over...
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  • previously believed to be long extinct. It was the workplace of Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, the fish's discoverer. It was established in 1921 and features...
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    Ncera Rivers. As he frequently did, he telephoned his friend, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, curator at East London's small museum, to see if she wanted to...
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  • author Marjorie Cottle, British motorcycle sports rider Marjorie Cotton (1913–2003), Australian children's librarian Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer (1907–2004)...
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    Tyolomnqa). Museum curator Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer discovered the fish among the catch of a local fisherman. Courtenay-Latimer contacted a Rhodes University...
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    South Africa. It was donated by the South African museum official Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, whose great aunt had received it from a captain who claimed to...
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    informed of the discovery of an unusual and unidentified fish by Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, curator of the East London Museum. When he arrived in East London...
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  • the latter book resulted in a close friendship with co-author Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, who had retired to a farm in the Tsitsikama and had become interested...
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  • Captain Hendrik Goosen trawled a catch of fish, one of which Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer preserved. This fish was later identified as a coelacanth species...
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  • the modern synthesis, a term coined by Julian Huxley. 1938 – Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer discovered a living coelacanth off the coast of southern Africa...
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    to the Royal Society of Canada. 1938: South African naturalist Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer discovered a living coelacanth fish caught near the Chalumna river...
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  • field near Chicora, Pennsylvania, United States. December 22 – Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer discovers a Coelacanth, formerly seen only in fossils millions...
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    merge to form the United Party. The Coelacanth is discovered by Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer living off the coast of South Africa at the Chalumna River. World...
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  • Marilyn Tremaine Marissa Mayer Marjolein Kriek Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer Marjorie Lee Browne Marjorie Sweeting Marjory Stephenson Marta Kwiatkowska Martha...
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  • Birds, did much to promote the systematic study of ornithology Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer (1907–2004), South African zoologist who discovered the Coelacanth...
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  • June Taylor, 86, American television dancer and choreographer. Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, 97, South African naturalist and museum official. Gunnar Graps...
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    specimen had been discovered in 1938 by a colleague of James named Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer. Margaret made the illustrations and paintings for their manuscript...
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  • Coster (Acting Diploma 1951) Matthew Cottle (Acting Diploma 1990) Tom Courtenay (Acting Diploma 1960) Elliot Cowan (Acting Diploma 2001) Brenda Cowling...
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  • adventure Hammer, Seven Arts Michael Carreras Martine Beswick, Michael Latimer, Carol White, Steven Berkoff Theatre of Death Horror Pennea Productions...
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    rebellion (11 April 1554), exculpating Princess Elizabeth and Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, prior to execution by beheading for treason "Lord...
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  • Artingstall), Peter Purves (Danny), Seymour Green (John Courtenay), Naomi Chance (Hetty Courtenay), Vic Wise (Bernie), Johnson Bayly (Barman), Walter Sparrow...
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  • Pensions, for services in connection with War Pensions Frederick Chandos Courtenay Fell, for services in connection with patriotic organisations James Findlay...
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  • 1st Baron Chaworth 1299 1315 New creation Baron Latimer (1299) William Latimer, 1st Baron Latimer 1299 1305 New creation Baron Bardolf (1299) Hugh Bardolf...
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    Robertson RD RNR Rear-Admiral Robert St. Vincent Sherbrooke VC DSO Commodore Courtenay Alexander Rives Shillington VRD RNVR Brigadier Alexander Meister Astruther...
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  • CMG, CVO, Permanent Secretary to the Government of Gibraltar. Courtenay Robert Latimer, CBE, Minister in charge of the Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland...
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  • School, and a Member of the Schools' Board, State of Victoria. Courtenay Robert Latimer, OBE, Secretary for Finance, High Commissioner's Office, Basutoland...
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  • McMillan, O.B.E., Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Dr John Latimer Munby, O.B.E., Director, British Council, Athens. Martin Buchanan Nicholson...
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  • services. Edward Joseph Portley, Mayor of Warwick, State of Queensland. Mary Courtenay Puckey, MB, ChM, General Superintendent, Rachel Forster Hospital for Women...
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