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) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Rostock |
| 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. He was a professor of Mathematics at the Universities of Rostock, Bützow and Halle.