Karl Wilhelm Gottlob Kastner

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Karl Kastner
Born(1783-10-31)31 October 1783
Johann Friedrich August Gottling[1]
Doctoral studentsJustus von Liebig[1]

Karl Wilhelm Gottlob Kastner (31 October 1783 – 13 July 1857) was a German chemist, natural scientist[2] and a professor of physics and chemistry.

Biography

Kastner received his doctorate in 1805 under the guidance of Johann Göttling and began lecturing at the University of Jena. He moved on to become professor at the University of Halle in 1812. In 1818 he relocated to the University of Bonn, where he would mentor famous chemist Justus Liebig. He then moved on to the University of Erlangen in the summer of 1821,[3] where he would remain for the rest of his professional life.

Karl Wilhelm Gottlob Kastner was born in

University of Erlangen, where he remained for the remainder of his professional life. There he also lectured physics and chemistry.[4] Liebig, who had come to Bonn to study with Kastner, followed him to Erlangen and received his doctorate in 1822. Kastner also helped Liebig receive a grant from Ludwig I, the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, to study under Gay-Lussac in Paris
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Many of Kastner's academic positions required not only the teaching of chemistry, but also mathematics, zoology, physics, mineralogy, geology, and pharmacy.

Kastner is best known today as the teacher of chemist Justus von Liebig.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Karl Wilhelm Gottlob Kastner at the Mathematics Genealogy Project.
  2. ^ a b "Karl Wilhelm Gottlob Kastner". Chemistry Connections. Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  3. ISBN 0521562244.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  4. ^ Kirschke, Martin (2001). "Liebigs Lehrer Karl W. G. Kastner (1783–1857). Eine Professorenkarriere in Zeiten naturwissenschaftlichen Umbruchs". GNT-Verlag, Berlin.
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