Gustav Rose
1798–1873
German mineralogist. Studied mining at Kömigshütte, 1816–20. Habilitated in mineralogy, University of Berlin, 1823; extraordinary professor, 1826; professor, 1839. Director, mineralogical institute, Berlin, 1856–73. Worked on the geometric and chemical properties of crystals and was instrumental in the discovery of isomorphism.
Sources
ADB
DBE.
Bibliography
ADB: Allgemeine deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Royal Academy of Sciences. 56 vols. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. 1875–1912.
DBE: Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie. Edited by Walter Killy et al. 12 vols. in 14. Munich: K. G. Saur. 1995–2000.
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