Arthur Dukinfield Darbishire

Arthur Dukinfield Darbishire FRSE (14 February 1879 – 26 December 1915) was a short-lived but influential British zoologist and geneticist.

He caused a stir in the world of genetics in the early 20th century in the debate over theory, sometimes referred to as The Mendel Wars.

He was born in Kensington in London on 14 February 1879, the son of Florence Eckersley (1848–1917) and Dr Samuel Dukinfield Darbishire (1846–1892).

[4] While in Edinburgh he was greatly influenced by Henri Louis Bergson who was visiting to give the Gifford Lectures in the spring of 1914.

At first he was declared unfit for active service due to his physical condition, and was given a posting at munitions production.

Not enjoying his alternative posting, he persevered and was eventually accepted as a private into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in July 1915.