Valentin Rose the Elder, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Valentin Rose the Elder

German pathologist

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1736

Place of Birth: Neuruppin, Brandenburg, Germany

Date of Death: 28-Apr-1771

Profession: pharmacist, chemist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Valentin Rose the Elder

  • Valentin Rose the Elder (16 August 1736 – 28 April 1771) was a German pharmacist and chemist born in Neuruppin.
  • He is remembered for creation of a fusible alloy known as Rose metal, which is composed of lead, bismuth and tin. Beginning in 1761, he was owner and manager of a laboratory and pharmacy in Berlin known as Zum Weißen Schwan (At the White Swan).
  • After his death in 1771, famed chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743–1817) became manager of the establishment. His son, also named Valentin Rose, was a noted pharmacist.
  • Mineralogists Heinrich Rose and Gustav Rose were his grandsons; the classicist Valentin Rose and the surgeon Edmund Rose were his great-grandsons.

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