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Samuel Taylor Darling
American scientist (1872–1925) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1] He died in Beirut in a car accident together with British malariologist Norman Lothian.[2][3][4] The Darling Foundation prize for malaria research was established in his memory.[2]
The standard author abbreviation Darling is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]
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