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The  odor  Husemann, 
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Am.  Jour.  Phariru 
October,  1901. 
The  valuable  "  Handbuch  der  Toxikologie  "  which  was  published 
in  1862,  was  the  joint  work  of  him  and  his  uncle  A.  Husemann. 
In  1 861  he  was  made  reporter  on  Pharmacology  and  Toxicology 
for  the  Jahresberichte  jur  die  gesammte  Medecin,  which  position  he 
held  during  the  remainder  of  his  life. 
In  1865  he  was  made  "  venia  legendi"  on  pharmacology  and  toxi- 
cology at  the  University  of  Gbttingen  and  by  dint  of  hard  work 
and  enthusiasm  became,  in  1872,  professor  of  these  subjects. 
Husemann  was  perhaps  best  known  to  scientists  abroad  for 
his  remarkable  work  on  "  Die  Pflanzenstoffe  in  chemischer,  physio- 
logischer,  pharmakologischer  und  toxicologischer  Hinsicht,''  the 
first  edition  being  the  joint  work  of  August  Husemann  and  him- 
self, while  in  the  second  edition  he  was  assisted  by  A.  Hilger. 
This  book  is  classical  in  character  and  one  of  the  most  important 
books  that  has  been  written  along  this  line  of  investigation  and 
has  made  possible  the  various  monographs  on  the  alkaloids,  gluco- 
sides,  tannins,  etc. 
Among  his  other  works  may  be  mentioned  his  "  Handbuch  der 
Arzneimittellehre  "  which  was  first  issued  in  1873  and  has  been  for 
years  among  the  important  reference  books  of  the  pharmaceutical 
and  medical  students  in  Germany. 
He  was  a  frequent  contributor  to  the  important  encyclopaedic 
works  and  wrote  many  papers  on  a  great  many  different  topics 
including  the  natural  sciences,  philosophy,  philology,  as  well  as 
pharmacology  and  toxicology.  He  was  known  in  pharmacy  more 
especially  because  of  his  studies  on  aconite,  blatta,  false  star-anise, 
strophanthus,  on  the  derivation  of  the  words  syrup,  drug,  bismuth, 
etc. 
Husemann  was  a  scientist  by  nature  and  by  training  and  always 
devoted  his  energies  to  the  subject  at  hand  for  which  he  had  the 
best  opportunity  for  study  and  development.  The  late  Baron  von 
Mueller  thought  so  much  of  him  as  to  name  an  Australian  genus 
of  the  Menispermaceae  after  him,  viz  :  Husemannia  pratense.  Huse- 
mann was  honored  by  membership  in  many  scientific  societies, 
among  which  was  this  College.  In  the  editorial  sketch  in  the 
Phatmaceutische  Zeitung,  the  editor,  in  summing  up  the  various 
accomplishments  of  Husemann,  says:  "It  is  not  too  much  to 
say  that  he  was  a  universal  genius,  the  like  of  whom  is  seldom 
seen. 
H.  K. 
