# Otto Kersten

> German chemist and botanist (1839-1900)

**Wikidata**: [Q125143](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125143)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Kersten)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/otto-kersten

## Summary

Otto Kersten was born on December 23, 1839, in Altenburg[1][2][3] and died on November 22, 1900, in Altenburg[1][2][3]. He held citizenship in the German Reich and Saxe-Altenburg[2][3]. He was educated at Leipzig University[3].He worked as a chemist, botanist, scientific explorer, and geographer[1], operating within the field of the German colonial empire[3]. Over the course of his career, he held several positions: wissenschaftlicher Assistent in 1861[3], Kanzler from 1870 to 1874[3], and holder of the procuration from 1875 to the present[3].Kersten was a member of multiple organizations, including the Centralverein für Handelsgeographie und Förderung deutscher Interessen im Auslande, the German Society for the Exploration of the Holy Land, the Deutsche Pondoland-Gesellschaft, and the Verein zur Förderung deutscher Interessen in Südafrika[3].


## References

1. Integrated Authority File
2. Geni.com
3. Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog
4. general catalog of BnF
5. Virtual International Authority File
6. BnF authorities
7. International Plant Names Index
8. IdRef
9. Czech National Authority Database
10. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File
11. [Source](https://herbarium.bgbm.org/object/B100160321)
12. [Source](https://w.jacq.org/W19110002365)
13. [Source](https://wu.jacq.org/WU0068560)
14. [Source](https://je.jacq.org/JE00004032)