Nils Rosén von Rosenstein

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 1730, Rosén stayed in Harderwijk where he received his medical degree with his work De historiis morborum rite consignandis.

[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.

[8] He was a philosopher, and author of Forsok till en afhandling om upplysningen (Essay concerning the Enlightenment).

[12] 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 Ylppö, Ronnie Mac Keith and Kanwaljeet S. Anand.

Link to the award: https://www.kbh.uu.se/rosen-von-rosenstein-award In 2007, the Rosénparken (Rosén Park), named in his honour, was opened in Uppsala.