Ro·sen·berg (r  z n-bûrg , -b rg, -brk), Alfred 1893-1946. German political leader who expounded Nazi doctrine in The Myth of the 20th Century (1930). He was executed as a war criminal. |
| Ro·sen·berg (rzn-bûrg), Julius 1918-1953. American spy who with his wife, Ethel (1915-1953), was convicted of helping pass information concerning nuclear weaponry to the Soviets. Despite questions concerning the fairness of their trial and international pleas for clemency, the couple was executed. |
Rosenberg [ˈrəʊzənbɜːg]
n
1. (Biographies / Rosenberg, Alfred (1893-1946) M, German, POLITICS: politician, WRITING: writer, POLITICS: Nazi ideologist) Alfred. 1893-1946, German Nazi politician and writer, who devised much of the racial ideology of Nazism: hanged for war crimes
2. (Biographies / Rosenberg, Isaac (1890-1918) M, British, WRITING: poet, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter) Isaac. 1890-1918, British poet and painter, best known for his poems about life in the trenches during World War I: died in action
3. (Biographies / Rosenberg, Julius (1918-1953) M, US, CRIME AND POLICING: spy) Julius. 1918-53, US spy, who, with his wife Ethel (1914-53), was executed for passing information about nuclear weapons to the Russians
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