| Rudolf Leuckart | |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1854 |
| Birth Place: | Gießen, Germany |
| Nationality: | German |
| Death Place: | Leipzig, Germany |
| Work Institution: | University of Göttingen |
| Alma Mater: | University of Heidelberg, University of Leipzig |
| Known For: | Leuckart reaction |
Carl Louis Rudolf Alexander Leuckart (23 June 1854 – 24 July 1889) was a German chemist who discovered the Leuckart reaction and Leuckart thiophenol reaction.[1]
He was the son of Karl Georg Friedrich Rudolf Leuckart (1822–1898) a renowned German zoologist. He received his PhD at the University of Leipzig in 1879 and his habilitation at University of Göttingen in 1883, where he also became professor.