Jacob Rosted (23 October 1750 – 8 October 1833) was a

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educator, editor, and librarian. Jacob Rosted born in

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, Norway. He was from a clerical family; his father was a vicar and his uncle was a priest. He studied at the

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where he earned his

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in 1780. He served as

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at the Christiania Cathedral School from 1803 to 1832. Additionally, he edited the magazines ''Topographisk Journal for Kongeriget Norge'' and ''Hermoder'' from 1792 to 1808. In 1793, he sat on the committee that worked for the establishment of a Norwegian university. Rosted was a member of

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from 1820. He was decorated Knight of the Danish

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, the Swedish

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and the

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. Rosteds gate, located between the districts of

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and

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in Oslo, was named in his honor.''Rosteds gate'' (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
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Selected works

*''Beskrivelse over den paa Pergament skrevne Bibel, som forvares i det offentlige Deichmanske Bibliothek i Christiania'' (1786) *''Physisk og oeconomisk Beskrivelse over Alunværket ved Opslo, i Topographisk Journal for Kongeriget Norge'' (1793) *''Forsøg til en Rhetorik, i et Udtog af Hugo Blairs Forelæsninger over Rhetoriken, med Hensyn til Underviisningen i de lærde Skoler'' (1810)

References

1750 births 1833 deaths University of Copenhagen alumni People from Akershus Heads of schools in Norway Norwegian magazine editors Norwegian librarians {{Norway-bio-stub