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'''Abraham Gotthelf Kästner''' (27 September 1719 – 20 June 1800) was a German [[mathematician]] and [[epigrammatist]].

== Biography ==

He was known in his professional life for writing [[Textbook|textbooks]] and compiling [[Encyclopedia|encyclopedias]] rather than for original research.

[[Georg Christoph Lichtenberg]] was one of his doctoral students, and admired the man greatly.

He became most well known for his epigrammatic poems.

He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in April 1789.

The crater Kästner on the Moon is named after him.

== See also ==

* [[Epigram]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Gotthelf_K%C3%A4stner Abraham Gotthelf Kästner]



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[[Category:Mathematicians]]
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