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Arthur Hirsch

1866 – 1948

German mathematician and professor at ETH Zürich

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Lived 1866 – 1948 (aged 82). Arthur Hirsch was a German mathematician and university teacher.

Arthur Hirsch (1866–1948) was a German mathematician.

Life and work Hirsch completed his schooling in Königsberg in 1882 and then studied mathematics and physics in the universities of Berlin and Königsberg. Among his teachers at Königsberg were David Hilbert and Adolf Hurwitz. In 1892 he received a doctorate from Königsberg for a thesis about linear differential equations.

The following year, he took his docent habilitation at Polytechnikum of Zurich, where he was, successively, assistant professor from 1893, titular professor from 1897 and ordinary professor from 1903 until his retirement in 1936.

The work of Hirsch is primarily on differential equations and hypergeometric functions. He published seven papers about it in Mathematische Annalen. Hirsch was a member of the Swiss Mathematical Society from his foundation in 1910.

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University of Königsberg
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ETH Zurich

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Who was Arthur Hirsch?

German mathematician and professor at ETH Zürich (1866-1948)

When was Arthur Hirsch born?

Arthur Hirsch was born on 19 July 1866 in Königsberg.

When did Arthur Hirsch die?

Arthur Hirsch died on 18 November 1948 in Zurich.

What was Arthur Hirsch's occupation?

Arthur Hirsch was a mathematician and university teacher.

What nationality was Arthur Hirsch?

Arthur Hirsch was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Arthur Hirsch

· Wikidata: Q37733620

· DBpedia: Arthur Hirsch

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