Rudolph August Witthaus (1846-1915) was an American toxicologist, born in New York City. He graduated from Columbia University in 1867, and from the medical department of New York University in 1875; studied in the Sorbonne and the College of France; and 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.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Moore, F., eds. (1905). "article name needed". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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| Name | Witthaus, Robert August |
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| Short description | American toxicologist |
| Date of birth | 1846 |
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| Date of death | 1915 |
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