Record #:

4424

Author(s):

Troyer, James R.

Abstract:

A train struck Gerald McCarthy, the first biologist of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, while he collected plants on October 11, 1892. He was severely injured; deafness prevented his hearing the train's approach. Yet deafness did not prevent an outstanding biological career. His accomplishments include contributing to the early development of the national seed-testing standard and the creation of the North Carolina Crop-Pest Control Commission.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 115 Issue 4, Winter 1999, p201-212, por, bibl

Subject(s):

Biologists; McCarthy, Michael Gerald, 1858-1915