KARL JOHANN BERNHARD

KARSTEN (1782-1853)  , German mineralogist, was born at Butzow in Mecklenburg, on the 26th of November 1782 . He was author of several comprehensive works, including Handbuch der Eisenhuttenkunde (2 vols., 1816; 3rd ed.,1841); SystemderMetallurgiegeschichtlich,statistisch, theorelisch and technisch (5 vols. with atlas, 1831–1832); Lehrbuch der Salinenkunde (2 vols., 1846–1847) . He was well known as editor of the Archiv fur Bergbau and Huttenwesen (20 vols., 1818–1831); and (with, H. von Dechen) of the Archiv fur Mineralogie; Geognosie, Bergbau and Hiittenkunde (26 vols., 1829-1854) . He died at Berlin on the 22nd of August 1853 . His son, Dr Hermann Karsten (1809-1877), was professor of mathematics and physics in the university of Rostock .