Johann Theodor Roscher

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Johann Theodor Roscher (born November 1, 1755 in Mildenau , † November 3, 1829 in Döhlen ) was an electoral-Saxon , later royal-Prussian ironworks inspector at the Friedrichsthal mirror glassworks .

In 1813 he was taken away and detained by Russian troops and some workers.

family

Many of his sons were also employed in mining and metallurgy :

• Adolf Theodor Roscher was the founder and owner of the Döhlen glass factory .
• Clemens August Carl Roscher studied at the Bergakademie Freiberg .
• Friedrich Christian Gotthilf Roscher studied at the Bergakademie Freiberg and was a smeltery inspector at the Modum blue paint works in Norway ( [1] ) and owner and director of the Snarum cobalt works in Norway.
• Gustav Traugott Roscher was the owner of the Oppeschen blue color works in Saalfeld / Saale , Thuringia and later the steelworks inspector at the Modum blue color works.

His grandson Adolf Friedrich Roscher was the owner of the once largest nickel works in the world, the Ringerike Nikkelwerk in Viken / Norway. His great-grandson Hjalmar Wilhelm Adolf Roscher was director of the silver works in Kongsberg in Norway until 1909 .