Rudolph August Witthaus

Rudolph August Witthaus (Aug. 30, 1846 – Dec. 20, 1915) was an American physician and toxicologist, born in New York City.[1] He graduated from Columbia College in 1867 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and from Columbia University in 1870 with a Master of Arts degree. After studying in France at the Sorbonne and Collége de France in 1873–74. He attended the New York University School of Medicine and graduated with a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1875.[1] He was professor of chemistry and toxicology at the universities of New York, Vermont, and Buffalo successively, and at Cornell (1898-1911). He acted as toxicological expert in several famous criminal cases.[1] His publications include:

  • Essentials of Chemistry (1879)
  • Manual of Chemistry (1879; sixth edition, 1908)
  • General Medical Chemistry (1881)
  • Laboratory Guide in Urinalysis and Toxicology (1886)

With T. C. Becker he also edited Medical Jurisprudence, Forensic Medicine, and Toxicology (second edition, four volumes, 1906–11), to which he contributed the introduction and volume iv.

References
  1.  Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L., eds. (1920). "Witthaus, Rudolph August" . American Medical Biographies . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.
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