BiocHEMiCAL Bulletin 



Volume II APRIL, 191 3 No. 7 



IN MEMORIAM 



HEINRICH RITTHAUSEN 

 Born January 13, 1826 Died October 16, 1912 



Bv the death of Heinrich Ritthansen in Berlin, on October 16, 

 1912, at the age of eighty-six, a long life spent in biochemical 

 research was terminated. Beginning as a Student under Liebig, and 

 inspired by this great teacher, he niade agricnltural chemistry bis 

 life profession. His first work was as assistant to Professor Erd- 

 mann at Leipzig. From 1854 to 1856 he was director of the scien- 

 tific department of the experiment Station at Moeckern. He theo 

 became director of the Station at Saaran in Schlesien. In 1858 he 

 was appointed professor of chemistry and physics in the Royal 

 Agricnltural Academy at ^^"aldau ; in 1867, professor of chemistry 

 and director of the experiment Station at Poppeisdorf; and in 1873, 

 professor of chemistry at Königsberg, where he remained until 

 1899. when his active career was concluded by advancing years. 

 The latter part of his life was spent in Berlin. 



At the present time, when the development of agricnltural sci- 

 ence has made piain the value of the agricnltural experiment Station 

 not only to the f armer jjut to the entire Community, the life of one 

 who commenced his career in the first established institution of this 

 kind is of special interest. 



A\'hen Ritthausen began his work, the brilliant writings and 

 lectures of Liebig had directed the attention of the whole world to 

 the importance of applying the discoveries of science to the practice 



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