Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten | |
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Born |
Neubrandenburg |
December 15, 1732
Died | April 17, 1787 Halle an der Saale |
(aged 54)
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.