Rudolph August Witthaus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rudolph August Witthaus

American physician, chemist, and toxicologist

Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1846

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 20-Dec-1915

Profession: physician, chemist, toxicologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Rudolph August Witthaus (Aug.
30, 1846 – Dec.
20, 1915) was an American physician and toxicologist, born in New York City.
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.
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.
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.