Background
Rose was born in south London.
Rose was born in south London.
He studied natural sciences at Chelsea Polytechnic and Queen Mary College, University of London, graduating with a degree in botany. He obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in 1953, studying the structure and ecology of British lowland bogs.
He was an author, researcher and teacher. His ecological interests in Britain and Europe included bryophytes, fungi, higher plants, plant communities and woodlands. From 1949, he taught at Bedford College and other colleges in London.
In 1964, he joined the geography department as Senior Lecturer in Biogeography at King"s College London, becoming a Reader in 1975 until 1981.
Rose was awarded the Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2000. He died at Liss in Hampshire.