Biography.guide
Home › People › Mathematician › Ernst Gustav Kirsch
Portrait of Ernst Gustav Kirsch

Ernst Gustav Kirsch

1841 – 1901

German engineer

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Ernst Gustav Kirsch

Lived 1841 – 1901 (aged 59). Ernst Gustav Kirsch was a German mathematician and engineer.

Ernst Gustav Kirsch (September 13, 1841 – January 8, 1901) was a German engineer. Kirsch was educated at Sorbonne, in Zürich and in Berlin. He was a professor from 1874 at the Chemnitz University of Technology in Chemnitz, Germany. Kirsch is primarily known for the Kirsch equations describing the elastic stress state around a hole.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Paris

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ernst Gustav Kirsch's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ernst Gustav Kirsch?

German engineer (1841–1901)

When was Ernst Gustav Kirsch born?

Ernst Gustav Kirsch was born on 13 September 1841 in Żagań.

When did Ernst Gustav Kirsch die?

Ernst Gustav Kirsch died on 8 January 1901 in Chemnitz.

What was Ernst Gustav Kirsch's occupation?

Ernst Gustav Kirsch was a mathematician and engineer.

What nationality was Ernst Gustav Kirsch?

Ernst Gustav Kirsch was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ernst Gustav Kirsch

· Wikidata: Q3732395

· DBpedia: Ernst Gustav Kirsch

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ernst Gustav Kirsch. https://biography.guide/ernst-gustav-kirsch/

MLA: "Ernst Gustav Kirsch." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ernst-gustav-kirsch/.

Chicago: "Ernst Gustav Kirsch." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ernst-gustav-kirsch/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:30 UTC