GETTLER, Alexander O. — Method for the Determination of Death by Drowning

1921. C.S.I. -- THE PREQUEL GETTLER, Alexander O. A METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF DEATH BY DROWNING. Chicago: American Medical Association, 1921. offprint. reprinted from the Journal of the American Medical Association Nov.19,1921. pp.1650-1652. 8 pp. green stapled covers, chipped and detached. Alexander Gettler was a toxicologist at the Office of New York City's Chief Medical examiner and the first forensic chemist employed in a U.S. City. Together with Charles Norris, the chief medical examiner of NYC they established the foundation for modern medico-legal investigation in the U.S. Gettler has been described by peers as the "father of forensic toxicology in America. .