Smith, Theobald

Lise Wilkinson, Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London, UK

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002484

1859–1934 American bacteriologist, known particularly for his contributions towards the study of tuberculosis and the tick transmission of Texas fever in cattle.

Keywords: Texas fever; Babesia; bovine TB; hog cholera; salmon

 Further Reading
    book Smith T (1934) Parasitism and Disease. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
    book Gillispie CC (ed.) (1970–1980) Dictionary of Scientific Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.

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Wilkinson, Lise(Apr 2001) Smith, Theobald. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0002484]