Jacob Rosted, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jacob Rosted

Magazine editor

Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1750

Date of Death: 08-Oct-1833

Profession: librarian, pedagogue, journalist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Jacob Rosted

  • Jacob Rosted (23 October 1750 – 8 October 1833) was a Norwegian educator, editor, and librarian. Jacob Rosted born in Høland in Akershus, Norway.
  • He was from a clerical family; his father was a vicar and his uncle was a priest.
  • He studied at the University of Copenhagen where he earned his master's degree in philology in 1780.
  • He served as rector at the Christiania Cathedral School from 1803 to 1832.
  • Additionally, he edited the magazines Topographisk Journal for Kongeriget Norge and Hermoder from 1792 to 1808.
  • In 1793, he sat on the committee that worked for the establishment of a Norwegian university.Rosted was a member of Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters from 1820.
  • He was decorated Knight of the Danish Order of Dannebrog, the Swedish Order of Vasa and the Order of the Polar Star.
  • Rosteds gate, located between the districts of Grünerløkka and St.
  • Hanshaugen in Oslo, was named in his honor.

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