About Valentin Rose the Elder
Lived 1736 – 1771 (aged 34). Valentin Rose the Elder was a German chemist and pharmacist.
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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Who was Valentin Rose the Elder?
German pharmacist
When was Valentin Rose the Elder born?
Valentin Rose the Elder was born on 16 August 1736 in Neuruppin.
When did Valentin Rose the Elder die?
Valentin Rose the Elder died on 28 April 1771 in Berlin.
What was Valentin Rose the Elder's occupation?
Valentin Rose the Elder was a chemist and pharmacist.
What nationality was Valentin Rose the Elder?
Valentin Rose the Elder was German.
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