About Gustav Ferdinand Hertz
Lived 1827 – 1914 (aged 87). Gustav Ferdinand Hertz was a German politician, judge, jurist and lawyer.
Gustav Ferdinand Hertz (born David Gustav Hertz, August 2, 1827, Hamburg – September 8, 1914, Hamburg) was a German lawyer and senator of the Free Imperial City of Hamburg. He was the father of the pioneering physicist Heinrich Hertz.
Hertz converted from Judaism to Lutheranism upon marrying Anna Elisabeth Pfefferkorn, the daughter of a Lutheran minister.
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Who was Gustav Ferdinand Hertz?
German politician and judge (1827-1914)
When was Gustav Ferdinand Hertz born?
Gustav Ferdinand Hertz was born on 2 August 1827 in Hamburg.
When did Gustav Ferdinand Hertz die?
Gustav Ferdinand Hertz died on 8 September 1914 in Hamburg.
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Gustav Ferdinand Hertz was a politician, judge, jurist and lawyer.
What nationality was Gustav Ferdinand Hertz?
Gustav Ferdinand Hertz was German.
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