Samuel Taylor Darling (April 6, 1872 in Harrison, New Jersey – May 21, 1925 in Beirut) was an American pathologist and bacteriologist who discovered the pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum in Panama in 1906. He died in Beirut in a car accident together with British malariologist Norman Lothian. The Darling Foundation prize for malaria research was established in his memory.
The standard author abbreviation Darling is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.References
- E. Chaves-Carballo (2007). The Tropical World of Samuel Taylor Darling: Parasites, Pathology and Philanthropy. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-84519-183-2. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ Irish Journal of Medical Science (1926–1967) Volume 4, Number 12, p. 570
- Peckham, C.; Gardiner, P.; Tibbenham, A. (1925). "Vision screening of adolescents and their use of glasses". BMJ. 1 (6171): 1111–1113. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.3363.1111-a. PMC 1598732. PMID 444955.
- "Samuel Taylor Darling 1872–1925". American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. s1-5 (5): 318–321. 1925. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1925.s1-5.318.
- International Plant Names Index. Darling.