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 Heinrich Rose
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| Born | August 6, 1795 Berlin, Germany |
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| Died | January 27, 1864 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | German |
| Doctoral advisor | Jöns Jakob Berzelius |
| Known for | rediscovered and naming of niobium |
Heinrich Rose (6 August 1795 – 27 January 1864) was a German mineralogist and analytical chemist. He was the brother of the mineralogist Gustav Rose (1798–1873) and a son of Valentin Rose (1762-1807).
Heinrich Rose was professor at the University of Berlin from 1823. In 1846 he rediscovered the chemical element niobium, proving conclusively that it was different from tantalium. This confirmed that Charles Hatchett had discovered niobium in 1801 in columbite ore. Hatchett had named the new element "columbium", from the ore in which niobium and tantalium coexist. The element was eventually assigned the name niobium by the IUPAC in 1950 after Niobe, the daughter of Tantalus in Greek mythology.
Further reading
- Rammelsberg, Karl Friedrich August . "Biographie: Heinrich Rose". Archiv der Pharmazie 175 (1-2): 1 - 19. doi:.
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