Nils Rosén von Rosenstein (11 February 1706 – 16 July 1773) was a Swedish physician. He is considered the founder of modern pediatrics,[1][2] while his work The diseases of children, and their remedies is considered to be "the first modern textbook on the subject".[3]
Nils Rosén was born in Sexdrega, Västra Götaland County in 1706. Son of the vicar Erich Rosenius and of Anna Wekander, he studied at the Gymnasium of Gothenburg and when he was 16 years old at Lund University under Kilian Stobaeus, and in Uppsala. In 1727, he was appointed as a lecturer at the Uppsala University, replacing Petrus Martin who had recently died. Rosén had already worked as an assistant to professor Olof Rudbeck at the time. But he couldn't take up this position until 1731, spending those four years traveling and studying abroad in Germany, Italy, France, and the Netherlands, where he studied for a while under Friedrich Hoffmann, Herman Boerhaave and Pieter van Musschenbroek. He stayed for a year in Geneva in Switzerland with Albrecht von Haller. In 1730, Rosén stayed in Harderwijk where he received his medical degree with his work De historiis morborum rite consignandis. He returned to Uppsala on 1 March 1731.[4][5] He was at one point Carl Linnaeus's rival, who was one year younger than Rosén. While they were working at Uppsala University, they aimed for the same position as the other. This led to a strained relationship, with Rosén on the one hand teaching Linnaeus medicine, but on the other trying to take over the demonstrations Linnaeus gave at the botanical gardens. At one time, Rosén had Linnaeus expelled from the university for supposedly lecturing without the necessary qualifications, after which an enraged Linnaeus tried to stab him with a sword. Eventually, they would both hold one of the chairs of medicine and cooperate on more friendly terms. In 1740, Rosén succeeded Olof Rudbeck as professor of medicine at Uppsala University. Taking on the responsibility for the fields of physiology, anatomy, and practical medicine, while Rosén and Linnaeus were together responsible for pathology and chemistry.[6] Originally, they held reverse positions (Rosén had botany, and Linnaeus anatomy and pathology), but considering their specialties and main interests, they switched places in 1742.[7] As their mutual animosity died down they became colleagues, eventually becoming friends, with Rosén treating Linnaeus when he suffered from the so-called "Uppsala Fever" or pleurisy in 1764, and Linnaeus returning the favor two years later.
Nils Rosén's younger brother Eberhard Rosén (1714–1796) was professor of medicine at the University of Lund, and changed his name to Rosenblad after being ennobled as well. Another brother, Sven Rosén (1708–1750), was a leading figure in Radical Pietism.
On 18 May 1734 Nils married the twelve years younger Anna Christina von Hermansson, daughter of Johan Hermansson, professor of political science and rector of the Uppsala University, and a niece of archbishopJohannes Steuchius.[6] They had two children, Anna Margareta Rosén von Rosenstein (born 16 February 1736) and Nils von Rosenstein (born 12 December 1752). Anna Margareta married Samuel Aurivillius and was the mother of Carl von Rosenstein, archbishop of Uppsala and rear admiral Måns von Rosenstein. The younger Nils was later appointed tutor of the future king Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, and afterwards became Secretary of State, the first secretary of the Swedish Academy from 1786 until his death in 1824, and Commander in the Order of the Polar Star.[8] He was a philosopher, and author of Forsok till en afhandling om upplysningen (Essay concerning the Enlightenment).
Worksedit
Archiater og Ridder Hr. Rosen von Rosensteins paa Hendes Kongl. Svenske Majestets naadigste befaling forfattede Huus- og Reese-Apotheque : trykt i Stockholm hos Carl Gotlieb Ulf 1765. [S.l.] ; Kjøbenhavn : Svare, 1768. Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf
Bibliographyedit
Compendium Anatonicum, the first textbook on anatomy in Swedish.
Underrättelser om barn-sjukdomar och deras botemedel, Stockholm, 1764. Third edition 1771. Translated in English in 1776 as The Diseases of Children and their Remedies by Anders Erikson Sparrman. Also translated in Dutch (1768, second edition 1769), Danish (1769) French (1778), Italian (1780), German (1785, 6th edition by 1798) and Japanese.
Hus- och reseapotheque. (1765) Translated in Dutch.[9]
In 2007, the Rosénparken (Rosén Park), named in his honour, was opened in Uppsala.[12]
Notesedit
^Lock, Stephen; John M. Last; George Dunea (2001). The Oxford illustrated companion to medicine. Oxford University Press US. p. 173. ISBN978-0-19-262950-0. Retrieved 9 July 2010. Rosen von Rosenstein.
^Roberts, Michael (2003). The Age of Liberty: Sweden 1719-1772. Cambridge University Press. p. 216. ISBN978-0-521-52707-1. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
^Dallas, John. . Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
^Blunt, Wilfrid (2001). The compleat naturalist: a life of Linnaeus. frances lincoln ltd. p. 264. ISBN978-0-7112-1841-3. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
^Lillingston, Claude (5 June 1954). "Swedish Pioneers of Medicine go Travelling". British Medical Journal. 1 (4874): 1320. PMC2085204. PMID 13160465.
^ abPetry, Michael John (2001). Nemesis Divina. Springer. p. 483. ISBN978-0-7923-6820-5. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
^. Uppsala University. Archived from the original on 15 November 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
^Whittaker, George Byrom (1825). A new biographical dictionary, of 3000 contemporary public characters, British and foreign, of all ranks and professions, Volume 2, Part 2. Harvard University. p. 281. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
^Wauters, Pieter-Engelbert (1766). "Huys- en Reysapotheek van den Ridder en Zweedsch-Koninglyken lyfarts Rosen von Rosenstein". Bernard Poelman – via Google Books.
^"Stopping the Hurt" (PDF). Medicine. University of Arkansas. 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
^. Uppsala Tourism. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
October 31, 2023
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Not to be confused with Nils von Rosenstein Nils Rosen von Rosenstein 11 February 1706 16 July 1773 was a Swedish physician He is considered the founder of modern pediatrics 1 2 while his work The diseases of children and their remedies is considered to be the first modern textbook on the subject 3 Portrait by Lorenz Pasch the Younger Contents 1 Career 2 Family 3 Works 4 Bibliography 5 Nils Rosen von Rosenstein Medal 6 NotesCareer editNils Rosen was born in Sexdrega Vastra Gotaland County in 1706 Son of the vicar Erich Rosenius and of Anna Wekander he studied at the Gymnasium of Gothenburg and when he was 16 years old at Lund University under Kilian Stobaeus and in Uppsala In 1727 he was appointed as a lecturer at the Uppsala University replacing Petrus Martin who had recently died Rosen had already worked as an assistant to professor Olof Rudbeck at the time But he couldn t take up this position until 1731 spending those four years traveling and studying abroad in Germany Italy France and the Netherlands where he studied for a while under Friedrich Hoffmann Herman Boerhaave and Pieter van Musschenbroek He stayed for a year in Geneva in Switzerland with Albrecht von Haller In 1730 Rosen stayed in Harderwijk where he received his medical degree with his work De historiis morborum rite consignandis He returned to Uppsala on 1 March 1731 4 5 He was at one point Carl Linnaeus s rival who was one year younger than Rosen While they were working at Uppsala University they aimed for the same position as the other This led to a strained relationship with Rosen on the one hand teaching Linnaeus medicine but on the other trying to take over the demonstrations Linnaeus gave at the botanical gardens At one time Rosen had Linnaeus expelled from the university for supposedly lecturing without the necessary qualifications after which an enraged Linnaeus tried to stab him with a sword Eventually they would both hold one of the chairs of medicine and cooperate on more friendly terms In 1740 Rosen succeeded Olof Rudbeck as professor of medicine at Uppsala University Taking on the responsibility for the fields of physiology anatomy and practical medicine while Rosen and Linnaeus were together responsible for pathology and chemistry 6 Originally they held reverse positions Rosen had botany and Linnaeus anatomy and pathology but considering their specialties and main interests they switched places in 1742 7 As their mutual animosity died down they became colleagues eventually becoming friends with Rosen treating Linnaeus when he suffered from the so called Uppsala Fever or pleurisy in 1764 and Linnaeus returning the favor two years later He was First Physician to the King of Sweden by 1743 retaining this title under Frederick of Sweden Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Gustav III of Sweden He was made a Knight of the Polar Star and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and ennobled in 1762 changing his name from Nils Rosen to Nils Rosen von Rosenstein Family editNils Rosen s younger brother Eberhard Rosen 1714 1796 was professor of medicine at the University of Lund and changed his name to Rosenblad after being ennobled as well Another brother Sven Rosen 1708 1750 was a leading figure in Radical Pietism On 18 May 1734 Nils married the twelve years younger Anna Christina von Hermansson daughter of Johan Hermansson professor of political science and rector of the Uppsala University and a niece of archbishop Johannes Steuchius 6 They had two children Anna Margareta Rosen von Rosenstein born 16 February 1736 and Nils von Rosenstein born 12 December 1752 Anna Margareta married Samuel Aurivillius and was the mother of Carl von Rosenstein archbishop of Uppsala and rear admiral Mans von Rosenstein The younger Nils was later appointed tutor of the future king Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and afterwards became Secretary of State the first secretary of the Swedish Academy from 1786 until his death in 1824 and Commander in the Order of the Polar Star 8 He was a philosopher and author of Forsok till en afhandling om upplysningen Essay concerning the Enlightenment Works editArchiater og Ridder Hr Rosen von Rosensteins paa Hendes Kongl Svenske Majestets naadigste befaling forfattede Huus og Reese Apotheque trykt i Stockholm hos Carl Gotlieb Ulf 1765 S l Kjobenhavn Svare 1768 Digital edition by the University and State Library DusseldorfBibliography editCompendium Anatonicum the first textbook on anatomy in Swedish Underrattelser om barn sjukdomar och deras botemedel Stockholm 1764 Third edition 1771 Translated in English in 1776 as The Diseases of Children and their Remedies by Anders Erikson Sparrman Also translated in Dutch 1768 second edition 1769 Danish 1769 French 1778 Italian 1780 German 1785 6th edition by 1798 and Japanese Hus och reseapotheque 1765 Translated in Dutch 9 The standard author abbreviations N Rosen and Rosenstein are used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name 10 Nils Rosen von Rosenstein Medal editThe Swedish Pediatric Society and the Swedish Society of Medicine jointly award the Nils Rosen von Rosenstein Medal to three physicians every five years It is considered one of the most prestigious awards in pediatrics in the world 11 Among those awarded the medal are C Henry Kempe Fehmida Jalil Abraham Rudolph Yngve Hofvander Derrick Jelliffe Demissie Habte Lars Hanson Seymour Donald Mayneord Court Alexandre Minkowski Edwin A Mitchell Arvo Ylppo Ronnie Mac Keith and Kanwaljeet S Anand Link to the award https www kbh uu se rosen von rosenstein awardIn 2007 the Rosenparken Rosen Park named in his honour was opened in Uppsala 12 Notes edit Lock Stephen John M Last George Dunea 2001 The Oxford illustrated companion to medicine Oxford University Press US p 173 ISBN 978 0 19 262950 0 Retrieved 9 July 2010 Rosen von Rosenstein Roberts Michael 2003 The Age of Liberty Sweden 1719 1772 Cambridge University Press p 216 ISBN 978 0 521 52707 1 Retrieved 9 July 2010 Dallas John Classics of Child Care Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Archived from the original on 27 July 2011 Retrieved 9 July 2010 Blunt Wilfrid 2001 The compleat naturalist a life of Linnaeus frances lincoln ltd p 264 ISBN 978 0 7112 1841 3 Retrieved 9 July 2010 Lillingston Claude 5 June 1954 Swedish Pioneers of Medicine go Travelling British Medical Journal 1 4874 1320 PMC 2085204 PMID 13160465 a b Petry Michael John 2001 Nemesis Divina Springer p 483 ISBN 978 0 7923 6820 5 Retrieved 9 July 2010 How Carolus Linnaeus became a professor Uppsala University Archived from the original on 15 November 2007 Retrieved 9 July 2010 Whittaker George Byrom 1825 A new biographical dictionary of 3000 contemporary public characters British and foreign of all ranks and professions Volume 2 Part 2 Harvard University p 281 Retrieved 9 July 2010 Wauters Pieter Engelbert 1766 Huys en Reysapotheek van den Ridder en Zweedsch Koninglyken lyfarts Rosen von Rosenstein Bernard Poelman via Google Books Author Query International Plant Names Index Stopping the Hurt PDF Medicine University of Arkansas 2008 p 8 Retrieved 9 July 2010 Rosenparken Rosen Park Uppsala Tourism Archived from the original on 31 August 2011 Retrieved 9 July 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nils Rosen von Rosenstein amp oldid 1177905846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
