Background
Rosenbach was born in Grohnde an der Weser on December 16, 1842.
Rosenbach was born in Grohnde an der Weser on December 16, 1842.
He studied in Heidelberg, Göttingen, Vienna, Paris, and Berlin.
He is credited for differentiating Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus albus, which is now called Staphylococcus epidermidis, in 1884. He also described and named Streptococcus pyogenes. Rosenbach"s disease is also named in his honor.
He obtained his doctorate in 1867.
Rosenbach died on December 6, 1923, in Göttingen.