Cäsar Rüstow (18 June 1826 – 4 July 1866) was a

Prussian Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an e ...

soldier and military writer. The brother of

Wilhelm Rüstow Friedrich Wilhelm Rüstow (25 May 1821 – 14 August 1878) was a Prussian-born Swiss soldier and military writer. Rüstow was born in Brandenburg an der Havel in the Province of Brandenburg. He entered the Prussian Army and served for some years ...

and

Alexander Rüstow Alexander Rüstow (8 April 1885 – 30 June 1963) was a German sociologist and economist. In 1938 he originated the term neoliberalism at the Colloque Walter Lippmann. He was one of the fathers of the "Social Market Economy" that shaped the econ ...

, Cäsar Rüstow was one of the foremost experts of his time in the design and construction of military rifles, and the writer of several treatises on that subject, notably ''Die Kriegshandfeuerwaffen'' (

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

, 1857–64). Both Alexander and Cäsar fell on the field of battle in the war of 1866, Cäsar at the Battle of Dermbach. He was the grandfather of the sociologist

Works

* ''Leitfaden der Waffenlehre'', Erfurt, 1855, New Edition: Sommer, Anton; 2006 () * ''Das Miniegewehr'', Erfurt, 1855 * ''Die Kriegshandfeuerwaffen'' Berlin 1857–1864, 2 Vol. * ''Rückblicke auf Preußens Gewehränderung nach Minieschem System'', Erfurt, 1857 * ''Die neueren gezogenen Infanteriegewehre: Ihre wahre Leistungsfähigkeit und die Mittel, dieselbe zu sichern''. 2nd edition, Verlag Zernin, Darmstadt, 1862 1826 births 1866 deaths People from Brandenburg an der Havel German military writers Prussian Army personnel People from the Province of Brandenburg German military personnel killed in action Prussian people of the Austro-Prussian War German male non-fiction writers Military personnel from Brandenburg {{Germany-mil-bio-stub