Wenzeslaus Johann Gustav Karsten

Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten
Born	December 15, 1732(1732-12-15) Neubrandenburg, Germany
Died	April 17, 1787(1787-04-17) (aged 54) Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Nationality	German
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	University of Halle
Alma mater	University of Rostock
Known for	Complex logarithms

Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten (15 December 1732 Neubrandenburg – 17 April 1787 Halle, Saxony-Anhalt) was a German mathematician. In 1768, Karsten published a graphic representation of infinitely many logarithms of real and complex numbers.

References

Wenzeslaus Johann Gustav Karsten at the Mathematics Genealogy Project.
O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Wenzeslaus Johann Gustav Karsten", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews, http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Karsten.html .
Wolfgang Engel. Angela Hartwig, Tilmann Schmidt (editors): Die Rektoren der Universität Rostock - 1419-2000. In: Beiträge zur Geschichte der Universität Rostock. Heft 23. Universitätsdruckerei Rostock-Universitätsarchiv 2000. ISBN 3-86009-173-5.

External links

Catalogus Professorum Rostochiensium
Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten (1732-1787) University of Halle Biography

Persondata
Name	Karsten, Wenceslaus Johann Gustav
Alternative names
Short description	Mathematician
Date of birth	15 December 1732
Place of birth	Neubrandenburg, Germany
Date of death	17 April 1787
Place of death	Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany