Samuel Taylor Darling (April 6, 1872 in Harrison, New Jersey – May 21, 1925 in

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) was an American pathologist and bacteriologist who discovered the

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''Histoplasma capsulatum'' in Panama in 1906. He died in Beirut in a car accident together with British malariologist Norman Lothian.Irish Journal of Medical Science (1926–1967) Volume 4, Number 12, p. 570 The Darling Foundation prize for

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research was established in his memory.

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External links

A website about Samuel Taylor Darling
{{DEFAULTSORT:Darling, Samuel Taylor 1872 births 1925 deaths American bacteriologists American pathologists People from Harrison, New Jersey