Eric Rosenthal, (10 July 1905 – 1983)[1] was a South African historian and writer.
He was a member of the Three Wise Men on Springbok Radio's long-running quiz show, Test the Team.
[2] The elder of two children born to Richard Rosenthal and Hedwig De Beer, he received his first education at Parktown Preparatory School in Johannesburg, and later St. John's College.
He chose to follow a legal career and qualified as an attorney at the University of the Witwatersrand.
He married the composer Pauline Emmanuel from Germany, who was a fellow music student with Engelbert Humperdinck.