Background
Multhauf, Robert Phillip was born on June 8, 1919 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. Son of Phillip John and Rose (Broderick) Multhauf.
Multhauf, Robert Phillip was born on June 8, 1919 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. Son of Phillip John and Rose (Broderick) Multhauf.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Iowa State College, 1941. Master of Arts in History, University California, Berkeley, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1953.
Chemist Hercules Powder Company, 1941-1943, Rubber Company, 1941-1943. Research fellow Johns Hopkins Institute History of Medicine, Baltimore, 1954. Curator United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, from 1955, chairman department science and technical, from 1957.
Director Museum History and Technology, from 1966, senior historian of science, from 1969.
Served as lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946.
Married Mary B. Smith, April 10, 1948. Married Lettie Stibbe, February 16, 1962.