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Died | 12 September 1942 Helsinki, Finland | (aged 72)
Nationality | Finnish |
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Sub-discipline | Nordic philology |
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Torsten (Tor) Evert Karsten (20 August 1870 – 12 September 1942) was a Finnish philologist who specialized in Germanic studies.
Torsten Evert Karsten was born in Orivesi, Grand Duchy of Finland, the son of Pastor Klas Edvin Karsten and Maria Augusta Emilia Cajanus. His family were Finland Swedes. He was the brother of philosopher Rafael Karsten.
Karsten received his Ph.D. at the University of Helsinki in 1897, and subsequently served as a lecturer there. He married Elsa Maria Malin in 1909. At Helsinki, Karsten served as Professor of Germanic Philology from 1912 to 1931, and as Professor of Nordic Philology since 1931. He was the author of a number of works on Germanic studies. Karsten died in Helsinki on 12 September 1942.