Joseph Everett Dutton | |
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| Born | 9 September 1874 Upper Bebington, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 27 February 1905 (aged 30) Kasongo, Congo |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Parasitologist |
| Known for | Discovery of the cause of sleeping sickness |
Joseph Everett Dutton (9 September 1874 – 27 February 1905) was a British parasitologist who discovered one of the trypanosomes that cause sleeping sickness. He died in the Congo Free State at the age of 30 from tick fever, or African relapsing fever, while investigating the disease, which is caused by a spirillum that was later named Borrelia duttoni.