Friedrich von Rosen (mineralogist)
Friedrich von Rosen ( Russian Фридрих Фридрихович Розен ; born April 20, jul. / 2. May 1834 greg. In St. Petersburg , † March 2 jul. / 15. March 1902 greg. In Kazan ) was a Russian mineralogist .
Life
Origin and family
Friedrich was a member of the Estonian Barons von Rosen from the Kiekel family . His parents were the Russian State Councilor and chief curator of the South Russian colonist settlements, Friedrich von Rosen (1808-1854) and Helena Ivanovna, née Smirnowa (1807-1873).
He married Julia Elachich in Kazan in 1867. The marriage resulted in nine children, who, however, were no longer listed in the registers of the Estonian knighthood . The eldest son Friedrich or Fedor († after 1937) is known, who embarked on a legal career, but after the revolution came into conflict with the Soviets several times , but was able to continue the line .
Career
Rosen attended the Lyceum Richelieu in Odessa and then the University of Dorpat , where he completed his studies in mineralogy in 1863 with a master's degree and in 1867 with a doctorate . From 1868 to 1899 he was Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Kazan . From 1874 he was dean of the faculty for physics and mathematics. In 1878 he was promoted to Real Councilor of State and since 1880 has also lectured at the Veterinary Institute in Kazan.
Works
- The chemical-geognostic conditions of the Devonian formation of the Dünathals in Liv and Kurland and the Velikajathals near Pleskau (1863)
- On the nature of the stromal pores (dissertation, 1867)
- Via formations to Crete along the Volga and Kama in the province of Kazan (1873)
- On the character of the night-tertiary formations along the Volga (1875)
literature
- Otto Magnus von Stackelberg (edit.): Genealogical Handbook of the Estonian Knighthood , Vol. 1, Görlitz [1931], p. 232
- Розен, Фридрих Фридрихович . In: Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона , Volume 27, 1899, pp. 14-15; Volume 2a, 1907, p. 546 (Russian)
- Pyotr Ivanovich Krotow : Baron Friedrich Fridrichowitsch Rosen: Nekrolog. In: Yearbook on Geology and Mineralogy of Russia, Volume 5, Part 8, Warsaw 1903, pp. 225-234.
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Friedrich von Rosen. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- Entry in the Erik Amburger database at the Institute for East and Southeast European Studies
- Index entry in the German biography
Individual evidence
- ^ Arnold Hasselblatt and Gustav Otto : Album academicum of the Imperial University of Dorpat. C. Mattiesen, Dorpat 1889, p. 473.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | From Rosen, Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Розен, Фридрих Фридрихович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian mineralogist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Petersburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1902 |
| Place of death | Kazan |