Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten
Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten (15 December 1732 – 17 April 1787) was a German mathematician. In 1768, Karsten published a graphic representation of infinitely many logarithms of real and complex numbers.
Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten | |
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 W.J.G. Karsten Credit: Wellcome Library | |
| Born | 15 December 1732 |
| Died | 17 April 1787 (aged 54) Halle an der Saale |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Rostock |
| Known for | Complex logarithms |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Halle |
References
- Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews.
- 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
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