Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, D'Aeth was educated at Bedford School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was a scholar and took a first class Honours degree in Natural Science before completing his PhD.
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Walter D'Aeth and Marion Turnbull, D'Aeth was educated at Bedford School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. At Emmanuel, he was a scholar and took a first class Honours degree in Natural Science before completing his PhD.