# Michael Rosing

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'''Michael Rosing''' (19  February 1756 – 12  October 1818) was a Norwegian-Danish actor. 
<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://runeberg.org/nfcc/0514.html|title = Rosing, Michael|website= Nordisk familjebok|access-date=January 1, 2020}}</ref>

==Early life==
Rosing was born in [Røros](/source/R%C3%B8ros_(town)), Norway. In 1775 he graduated from the [University of Copenhagen](/source/University_of_Copenhagen).

==Career==
In 1776 he  joined the [Royal Danish Theatre](/source/Royal_Danish_Theatre). He was an elite actor of the Royal  Theatre  from 1777 to 1808. He was most known for his roles in tragedy, lover roles and Nordic hero roles. He was a member of the ''[Det Dramatiske Selskab](/source/Det_Dramatiske_Selskab_(Denmark))'', and an instructor of the royal acting school in 1788–1808, and its principal from 1804.

==Personal life==
He was married to [Johanne Rosing](/source/Johanne_Rosing). The couple had 17 children. One of the daughters was the actress [Emilie Rosing](/source/Emilie_Rosing).<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://runeberg.org/dbl/14/0329.html|title = Rosing, Michael, 1756-1818 |website= Dansk biografisk Lexikon|access-date=January 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://runeberg.org/dbl/14/0326.html|title = Rosing, Johanne Cathrine, 1756-1853 |website=Dansk biografisk Lexikon  |access-date=January 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=  https://www.kvinfo.dk/side/597/bio/1726/origin/170/|title =  Emilie Rosing (1783-1811)|website= Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon|access-date=January 1, 2020}}</ref> The eldest daughter Johanne Ophelia Rosing (1778-1929) was married to the wealthy paper manufac turer [Johan Christian Drewsen](/source/Johan_Christian_Drewsen). A third daughter, Antoinette Louise Rosing (1791-1874) was married to the portrait painter [Carl Wilhelm Wiehe](/source/Carl_Wilhelm_Wiehe). A fourth daughter, Golla Hermandina Rosing, was the mother of concert pianist [Golla Hammerich](/source/Golla_Hammerich).

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