Gustav Rose ( 1798 - 1873 )

Birth: Berlin, Germany (18 March 1798) Death: Berlin, Germany (15 July 1873) Profession: Engineer Research Field: Mineralogy, crystallography Career: Worked as a mining engineer; Extraordinary Professor (1826) and Ordinary Professor (1839) of Mineralogy, Berlin; travelled through Russia with Humboldt (FRS 1815) and Ehrenberg (FRS 1837) (1829); Director, Royal Mineralogical Museum, Berlin; died of inflammation of the lungs Membership: Foreign Member Election Date: 14/06/1866.