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About Prof. Kurt August Hirsch
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Kurt August Hirsch, Emeritus Professor of Pure Mathematics in the University of London at Queen Mary College, died on 4 November 1986. He was a member ofthe London Mathematical Society from 1944 and served it well for many years: as a member of Council from 1952 to 1954, 1955 to 1959 and 1961 to 1966; as Honorary Secretary from 1955 to 1959, as Vice-President from 1963 to 1965; as joint editor of the Transactions of the Moscow Mathematical Society from 1963 to 1972 and as editor of the Russian Mathematical Surveys from 1962 to 1986.Kurt Hirsch was born on 12 January 1906 in Berlin, the youngest of five children and only son of Dr Robert Hirsch (1855-1913) and Anna (nee Lehmann; 1870-1936). Robert Hirsch was a chemical engineer and owner of a soap factory. His father,August Hirsch (1817-1894), a distinguished epidemiologist and historian of medicine,held a professorship of 'pathology and medical history and literature' at Berlin University from 1863 and was for a time Rector of the University. Since Jews were not allowed then to occupy University Chairs, he was baptised into the Christian faith,changing his name from Aron Simon to August. He brought up Robert as nominallyChristian and Robert did likewise with his children.
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Prof. Kurt August Hirsch's Timeline
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January 12, 1906
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Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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1929
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1932
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| 1986 |
November 4, 1986
Age 80
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Hendon, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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