Kunth was the son of Johann Siegmund Kunth, a senior Protestant minister and hymn writer who died in Baruth in 1779. In 1772, he started attending the upper level of gymnasium in Halle. He then began studying law in Leipzig.
The Mississippi River â Headwaters watershed has approximately 685.05 river miles (NHDPlus - 1:100k source scale, flowline layer) and contains more than 1,000 lakes with a total acreage of 180,375. [[nid:7633]] The Mississippi River - Headwaters watershed consists of 1,255,105 acres (1,961 square miles) in the far north part of the basin. The watershed contains the headwaters of the Mississippi River at Lake Itasca in Itasca State Park.
Situated in the south west of America, Mississippi is the 32nd largest state in the country with an area that covers 48,430 square miles. Population figures are consistent with its size and this is the 31st most populous state and its population density sees Mississippi ranked 32nd in the United States.