Background
Findlay was born to British parents in New York City.
Findlay was born to British parents in New York City.
When he returned with his family to England he attended Sevenoaks School, and then Imperial College in London when he was 16, ultimately earning the Associate of the Royal College of Science in 1923. Degree in 1932, and the Doctor of Science degree in 1942, both from the University of London.
He earned an Master of Science In 1927, he was appointed as mycologist of the Forest Products Research Laboratory in Princes Risborough. He was assistant director of the Brewing Industry Research Foundation in Nutfield, Surrey starting in 1958 until his retirement in 1969. Findlay was president of the British Mycological Society in 1949, and became an honourary member in 1983.
He was also several times president of the Association of Applied Biologists.