Heinrich Rose (6 August 1795 – 27 January 1864) was a Germanmineralogist and analyticalchemist. He was the brother of the mineralogistGustav Rose and a son ofValentin Rose.[1]Rose's early works on phosphorescence were noted in theQuarterly Journal of Science in 1821,[2] and on the strength of these works, he was elected privatdozent at theUniversity of Berlin from 1822, then Professor from 1832.[3]
Heinrich Rose | |
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![]() Heinrich Rose | |
Born | (1795-08-06)6 August 1795 |
Died | 27 January 1864(1864-01-27) (aged 68) Berlin |
Nationality | German |
Known for | rediscovered and naming ofniobium |
Awards | Pour le Mérite (1861) ForMemRS (1842) |
Scientific career | |
Doctoral advisor | Jöns Jakob Berzelius |


In 1846, Rose rediscovered thechemical elementniobium, proving conclusively that it was different fromtantalum. This confirmed thatCharles Hatchett had discovered niobium in 1801 incolumbite ore. Hatchett had named the new element "columbium", from the ore in which niobium and tantalum coexist. The element was eventually assigned the name niobium by the IUPAC in 1950 afterNiobe, the daughter ofTantalus inGreek mythology.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
In 1845, Rose published the discovery of a new elementpelopium, which he had found in the mineraltantalite.[11] After subsequent research, pelopium was identified to be a mixture of tantalum and niobium.[12]
In 1830, Heinrich Rose was elected a foreign member of theRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He was elected to theAmerican Philosophical Society in 1860.[13]
Works
edit- Handbuch der analytischen Chemie . Vol.1&2 . Mittler, Berlin 1833–1834Digital edition by theUniversity and State Library Düsseldorf
References
edit- ^Rammelsberg, Karl Friedrich August (1866)."Biographie: Heinrich Rose".Archiv der Pharmazie.175 (1–2):1–19.doi:10.1002/ardp.18661750102.S2CID 221449807.
- ^The Quarterly Journal, vol 11, no 22, at p.399. See google books.
- ^"Publication list of Heinrich Rose"(PDF). Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2007-06-09. Retrieved2008-08-31.
- ^Rayner-Canham, Geoff; Zheng, Zheng (2008). "Naming elements after scientists: an account of a controversy".Foundations of Chemistry.10 (1):13–18.doi:10.1007/s10698-007-9042-1.S2CID 96082444.
- ^Weeks, Mary Elvira (1956).The discovery of the elements (6th ed.). Easton, PA: Journal of Chemical Education.
- ^Weeks, Mary Elvira (May 1932). "The discovery of the elements. VII. Columbium, tantalum, and vanadium".Journal of Chemical Education.9 (5): 863.Bibcode:1932JChEd...9..863W.doi:10.1021/ed009p863.
- ^Weeks, Mary Elvira (1932). "The discovery of the elements: XVI. The rare earth elements".Journal of Chemical Education.9 (10):1751–1773.Bibcode:1932JChEd...9.1751W.doi:10.1021/ed009p1751.
- ^Marshall, James L.; Marshall, Virginia R. (2013)."Rediscovery of the Elements: Columbium and Tantalum"(PDF).The Hexagon:20–25. Retrieved30 December 2019.
- ^Marshall, James L. Marshall; Marshall, Virginia R. Marshall (2013)."Rediscovery of the elements: Niobium and Tantalum"(PDF).The Hexagon:46–51. Retrieved8 December 2019.
- ^Partington, J. R. (June 18, 1964).A History of Chemistry. Vol. 4. London, Toronto, New York: Macmillan International Higher Education. p. 189.ISBN 978-1-349-00554-3.[permanent dead link]
- ^Rose, Heinrich (1845)."On two new metals, pelopium and niobium, discovered in the bavarian tantalites".Philosophical Magazine. Series 3.26 (171):179–181.doi:10.1080/14786444508562692.
- ^Marignac, M. C. (1866)."Recherches sur les combinaisons du niobium".Annales de chimie et de physique (in French).4 (8):7–75.
- ^"APS Member History".search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved2021-01-15.
External links
edit- Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der WissenschaftenAkademiebibliothekArchived 2007-06-09 at theWayback Machine, Publication list of Heinrich Rose, Chemist