German biologist and physician (1822-1892).
Anton Ferdinand Franz Karsch (19 June 1822 – 15 March 1892) was a German physician, botanist, microbiologist, cell biologist and natural philosopher. He served as a privy medical councilor in Westphalia. He was a prominent figure in the academic circles of Münster where he was a curator of the natural history museum and a founding member of the board that helped establish a zoological section.