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Erhard Kastler

Abbot Erhard Kastler

By Curt Kastler

Created: 18 Mar 2019
Revised: 25 May 2021

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Erhard Kastler was the chief abbot of St. Bernard monastery in Switzerland from 1512 to 1525.

Kastler Loch

By Curt Kastler

Created: 22 Sep 2018
Revised: 14 Jan 2021

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Restaurant Chastenloch Several years ago this postcard came to me from eBay. The text on it reads: “Kastler Loch (Canton Appenzell)”. I was able to locate the current establishment, and wrote them regarding the postcard. They said that the name Chastenloch probably comes from the name Kastler Loch, when the original Kast family lived in…

The DNA Project
DNA testing can enhance existing family research by confirming paper trails and family stories. For some however, it's the fun of finding out genetic makeup, and where their distant ancestors came from.
08 Nov 2017
The Clans
Learn about the larger Kastler families, including the people, the land, and the history.
19 Apr 2020
Abbot Erhard Kastler
Erhard Kastler was the chief abbot of St. Bernard monastery in Switzerland from 1512 to 1525.
18 Mar 2019
Professor Alfred Kastler
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1966 was awarded to Alfred Kastler "for the discovery and development of optical methods for studying Hertzian resonances in atoms."
03 Sep 2017