David Rose

David Rose (1892–1986) was an American real estate developer and philanthropist who co-founded Rose Associates.

Biography Rose was born to a Jewish family in Jerusalem one of six siblings. and he then worked as a sales catalog buyer for a clothing store working in the Garment District in New York City - he founded Roses Associates with his brother, Samuel B., in 1927.

Philanthropy Rose was dedicated to supporting the development of new medical devices. He financed the design and construction of the first hyperbaric chamber in New York City at Mount Sinai Hospital. He established the Foundation for Medical Technology, which finances medical instrumentation research; and he funded Dr. Willem Kolff in the development of the first production portable, artificial kidney. Rose also contributed to the building of Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. He also served as a trustee of the New School for Social Research and of the Bronx YM-YWHA.