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Jena, September 18, 2026 – Today, JenaKultur and the City of Jena are commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of Eduard Rosenthal with a festive symposium. The event features numerous prominent guests from the fields of politics, science, and culture.
Jena, September 15, 2026 – The city of Jena will commemorate legal scholar and politician Eduard Rosenthal this coming Friday with a high-profile symposium and an exhibition. Due to limited seating capacity at the Historisches Rathaus, the entire event will be broadcast to the public via livestream.
On the 100th anniversary of his death, the city of Jena commemorates the legal scholar and politician Eduard Rosenthal with a symposium at the Historisches Rathaus.
Jena is known worldwide as a City of Light, but many are unaware that a significant part of the light spectrum known today was discovered right here. This week, a historical milestone in physics takes center stage: the discovery of ultraviolet radiation by Johann Wilhelm Ritter over two centuries ago.