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Wenzeslaus Johann Gustav Karsten

Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten
Born (1732-12-15)December 15, 1732
Neubrandenburg
Died April 17, 1787(1787-04-17) (aged 54)
Halle an der Saale
Nationality German
Alma mater
Known for Complex logarithms
Scientific career
Fields Mathematics
Institutions University of Halle

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.


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