Mortimer P. Starr

| death_place = Davis, California, U.S. | education = Brooklyn College (BS)Cornell University (MS, PhD) | thesis_title = Studies of phytopathogenic bacteria | thesis_year = 1943 | doctoral_advisor = Walter H. Burkholder | workplaces = | partner = Phoebe Butwenig Starr | children = 3 }}

Mortimer Paul Starr (April 13, 1917–April 29, 1989) was an American microbiologist. After graduating with a PhD at Cornell, he briefly taught at Brooklyn College before accepting a position at University of California, Davis, where he stayed for thirty-seven years. He was considered an expert on plant pathology, particularly in plant diseases caused by bacteria. Provided by Wikipedia