Harry Rosenbusch

Karl Heinrich Ferdinand Rosenbusch, called Harry Rosenbusch, (* June 24, 1836 in Einbeck, † January 20, 1914 in Heidelberg ) was a German geologist.

Life

Rose Busch's father, Georg Heinrich Wilhelm rose bush was orphanage teacher in Einbeck and died when Harry was 7 years old. His mother still was able to send to the Gymnasium in Hildesheim Andreanum him; In 1855 he began a course of study in Göttingen, which he broke two years later, however, to travel to Brazil. In 1862 he returned to Germany in 1868 he was sent to dissertation and postdoctoral lecturer in mineralogy. Rosenbusch taught and researched from 1873 to 1877 as a professor of petrography and mineralogy at the University of Strasbourg and then at the Ruprecht -Karls- University of Heidelberg. With Rudolf Fuess he developed the first petrographic microscope from German production. 1888 Rose Busch became the first director of the Grand Ducal Baden Geological Survey. As the first state geologist, he called Adolf Sauerland (1852-1932) and Ferdinand Schalch.

Tributes

Works

• Microscopic Physiography of petrographic important minerals
• Elements of rock teaching, Schweitzer Beard 1923 (new edition with Alfred Osann )