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KOSEMARY. 296 ROSENTHAL. man-, maJe by ilistilling rosemary with rectitiod spirit, is used to perfume lotions and liniments. Wild rosemary is Ledum palustre. ROSEN, rO'zfn, Fuiedkicu August (1805- 37). A Gernian-English Orientalist. He was born in Hanover, was educated at Gottingen and at Leipzig, where he devoted himself to the study of Semitic languages, and in 1824 went to Ber- lin, where he studied Sanskrit under Bopp, and in 1827 published his Radices Smiscritw. He studied in Paris for a short time under De Sacy, and during 1829 and 1830 was professor of Oriental literature in University College, London. He translated and edited the old- est of extant Arabic mathematical works. The Algebra of Mohammed heti Musa (1831), during tile next few years wrote a portion of the Oriental articles for the Penny Cyclopwdia, un- dertook the revision of the Sanskrit-Bengali dic- tionary of Sir Graves Haughton (1835), and compiled for the British Museum the Catalogue of Syriae Manuscripts (1839), which was pub- lished after his death. In 1836 he had been re- appointed professor of Sanskrit at University College and was busy preparing his collection of hyums of the Riyveda. Poverty and overwork hastened his end. His imfinished work on the Vedas was published by the Asiatic Society un- der the title Rigveda-Sanhita, Liber Primus San- scritc ct Latine (1838). ROSEN, Georg (1820-91). A German Orien- talist and historian, brother of Friedrich August Eosen. He was born in Detmold, studied in Berlin and in Leipzig, and hav- ing attracted the attention of the Prussian Gov- ernment bv his Riidimenta Persica (1842). was sent with Koch to the East (1844). For thirty years he was in the German consular service, at Constantinople, at Jerusalem, and, until 1875, when he retired to his native city, in Belgrade. He wrote: Ossetische Grammatik (1846) : Tiiti- nameh, a translation of a series of Oriental tales (1858) ; Das Harani zu Jerusalem und der Tem- pelsplatz des Moria. (1866) ; Geschichte der Tiir- kei 1S26-56 (1866-67); Die Balkan-Eaidukmi (1878): and Bulgarische Volksdichtungen (1879). ROSENBERG, ro'zen-berK, Adolf (1850—). A German art historian, born at Bromberg, Po- sen. After graduating in philology and archeology in Berlin, he studied art. traveling extensively, and in 1875 became associated with the editorial de- partment of Die Post in Berlin. His writings com- prise: Sebald und Barthel Beham, zicei Malef der deiitschen Renaissance (1875); Die Berliner Malerschule (1879); Rubcnsbriefe (1881); Die Miinchener Malerschule (1887); Aus der Diis- seldorfer Malerschule (1890); Geschichte der modemen Kunst (2d ed. 1894) ; Der Eupfer- stich in der Schule und nnter dem Einftuss des Rubens (1888). He also contributed largely to Dohme's Kunst und Kiinstler and to the series of monographs edited by Knaekfuss. With Hugo Lieht he published Die Arehitektur Berlins (Berlin, 1877) and Die Arehitektur Deutsch- lands (ib.. 1878-82). ROSENBTTSCH, ro'zen-bush, Karl Heinrich Ferdinand ( 1836 — ) . A German mineralogist, the practical founder of scientific petrography. He was born in Einbeek, Hanover, and studied at Freiburg. He was professor at Strassburg and then went to Heidelberg. There he became head of the Geolog- ical Institute in 1889. His great contributions to petrograph}' have been a new classification and a wider use of the microscope. His chief worlcs are Mikroskopische Physiographic der M inerulien und (Ivsteine (3d ed. 1892) and Hilf- stabellcn zur mikroskopischen Mineralbestiiii- mung in Gesteinen (1888). ROSENHEIM, ri/zen-hlm. A town in Upper Bavaria, situated on the Inn, 40 miles by rail southeast of Munich (Map: Bavaria, E 5). It has a number of interesting old churches and saline springs in the vicinity. Its chief manu- factures are machinery, matches, cement, and metal articles. The trade is principally in wood. Population, in 1900, 14,246. ROSENKRANZ, rf/zcn-kriints, Karl (1805- 79). A German philosopher, born at Magdeburg, and educated at Halle, where he subsequently was professor (1831-33). In 1833 he became profes- sor at Konigsberg. He belonged to the so-called 'centre' group of Hegelians. Besides his works in general literature he labored on a revision of Hegel's system. Among his works are Psycholo- (/ie (3d ed. 1863) ; Hegels Leben (1844) ; Goethe 'and seine Werke (1847; 2d ed. 1856) ; Die Poesie und ihre Geschichte (1855); Wissenschaft der loyischen Idee (1858-59). See Quilbieker, A'. Rosenkranz (Leipzig, 1879). ROSENTHAL, rO'zcntal, Isidor (1836-). A German physiologist, born in Labischin, Prus- sia, and educated' in Berlin. There he was as- sistant to Du Bois-Reymond in 1859-62 and docent in 1862-67. In 1872 he left the chair of physi- ology in Berlin to become professor at Erlangen, where he was long head of the Physiological In- stitute. He edited the Centralblatt fiir die medizi- n.ischen Wissenschaften (1869-80), the Biolo- gisches Centralblatt (1881 sqq.), and the German edition of the "International Science Series" to which he contributed a volume. General Physiol- ogy of Muscles and Nerves (1881). His other works include: Electricitatslehre fiir Mediziner (1862) ; Bier und Branntwein in Hirer Bedeututig fiir die Volksgesundhcit (1881: •2d ed. 1893); and Vorlesungen iiber offentliche und private Gesundheitspficge (1887; 2d ed. 1889). ROSENTHAL, Moritz (1862—). An Aus- trian piano virtuoso, born at Lemberg. He studied under Karl Mikuli of Lemberg, Rafael Joseffy, and Franz Liszt. At the age of thirteen he gave concerts in Vienna, Warsaw, and Bucha- rest ; but two years afterwards retired and studied at the University of Vienna. In 1882 he made suc- cessful concert tours throughout Europe, and in 1887 made his first tour of the United States, after which he achieved great success in the principal art centres of England, France, Ger- many, and Russia. In 1896-97 he made a second tour of the Ignited States. ROSENTHAL, Toby Edward (1848-). An American figure painter, born in New Haven, Conn. He studied in San Francisco under Fortn- nato Arriola, and in Munich under Raupp and Piloty. Excepting occasional visits to America, he lived principall.v in Munich. His works are executed in a romantic, rather conventional style, with agreeable color. They Include: "Morning Prayers in the Bach Family" (Leipzig Museum, 1870) ; "Trial of Constance" de Beverly" (1883) ; "Elaine" (1876): and "Dancing Lesson During the Empire" (1886).