Pauling was born in Oswego, Oregon[4] (now known as Lake Oswego) to Herman Henry William Pauling (1876–1910) of Concordia, Missouri and Lucy Isabelle Darling (1881–1926) of Lonerock, Oregon. Herman was an unsuccessful druggist who moved his family to and from a number of different citie...
Pauling (1876–1910) and Lucy Isabelle "Belle" Darling (1881–1926). [7] He was named "Linus Carl", in honor of Lucy's father, Linus, and Herman's father, Carl. [8] Herman and Lucy—then 23 and 18 years old, respectively—had met at a dinner party in Condon. Six ...