Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten
mathematician (1732-1787)
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Summary
Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten was born on December 15, 1732[1], in Neubrandenburg[2]. He died on April 17, 1787[3], in Halle (Saale)[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and physicist[7]. He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Stadtgottesacker[9]
- Child: Dietrich Ludwig Gustav Karsten[10]
- Country of citizenship: Germany[11]
- Field of work: mathematics[12]
- Position held: rector[13]
- Employer: Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[14], University of Rostock[15], Frederick's University of Bützow[16]
- Educated at: University of Rostock[17], Domschule Güstrow[18], Friedrich Schiller University Jena[19]
- Sex or gender: male[20]
- Doctoral student: Henning Friedrich von Gräveniz[21], Nicolaus Breding[22]
- Commons category: Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten[23]
- Family name: Karsten[24]
- Given name: Wenceslaus[25]
- Work location: Rostock[26], Halle (Saale)[27]
- Academic thesis: De notione algebrae eiusque differentia ab arithmetica[28]
- Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[29], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[30]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: German[31]
- Birth name: Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten[32]
- Name in native language: Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten[33]
- Sibling: Lorenz Karsten[34]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[35]
- Writing language: German[36]
- P14585: 54660[37]
- P14608: 116061375[38]
- P14925: 961[39]
FAQs
Where was Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten born?
Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten's place of birth was Neubrandenburg[2].
Where did Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten die?
Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten passed away in Halle (Saale)[4].
What did Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten do for work?
Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and physicist[7].
Where did Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten go to school?
Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten was educated at University of Rostock[17], Domschule Güstrow[18], and Friedrich Schiller University Jena[19].