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Joseph Hersch

Swiss mathematician and professor of mathematical physics at ETH Zurich (1925-2012)
Person human Q72048987

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
1925, June 12, 1925[7]
Date of death
2012, January 3, 2012[8]
Place of birth
Geneva
Place of death
Zurich
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[11]
Occupation
mathematician, university teacher
Employer
ETH Zurich[12]
Educated at
ETH Zurich[13]
Father
Liebmann Hersch[9]
Spouse
Wikidata item[10]
Sibling
Jeanne Hersch[35]
Doctoral advisor
Michel Plancherel, Albert Pfluger[14][15]
Doctoral student
René Peter Sperb, Marie-Thérèse Kohler-Jobin, Bruno Peter Zwahlen, Sang-Lung Chan, Gérard Philippin, Yves Biollay, Marie-Helène Bossel, Yves Biollay, Pascal Beat Leuchtmann, François Hemmer, Andrew Gustav Deczky, Markus Leo Irniger, Jost Maximilian Meyer, Eric Dardel, Martin A.Monkewitz, Hans Martin Reimann[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Archives at
ETH Zurich University Archives[32]
Family name
Hersch[33]
Given name
Joseph[34]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[36]
Student
Catherine Bandle[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Joseph Hersch
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000081250458
VIAF cluster ID
46836645
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83184602
GND ID
1026378419
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
ETH-BIB-Hersch, Joseph (1925-2012)-Portr 13120.tif ↗
BDELIS ID
78133
CiNii Research ID
1140000791852223360
DDB person (GND) ID
1026378419
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1026378419
FAST ID
1458872
Geni profile ID
6000000002290074531
IdRef ID
032539290
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J9U entity ID
987007440089305171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
1026378419
MR Author ID
85105
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
54478
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00673362
NUKAT ID
n2011077585
Prabook ID
485711
Scopus author ID
7003326473
Yale LUX ID
person/6807d678-7f5c-43a7-bcf4-8140b3d7e8a8
ZbMATH author ID
hersch.joseph

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Summary

Joseph Hersch was born on 1925[1] in Geneva[2]. He died on 2012[3] in Zurich[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Joseph Hersch born?

Joseph Hersch was born in Geneva[2].

Where did Joseph Hersch die?

Joseph Hersch died in Zurich[4].

Who were Joseph Hersch's parents?

Joseph Hersch's father was Liebmann Hersch[9].

Who was Joseph Hersch married to?

Joseph Hersch's spouses include Q139223299[10].

What did Joseph Hersch do for work?

Joseph Hersch worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Joseph Hersch go to school?

Joseph Hersch was educated at ETH Zurich[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Retrieved . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [7] ↑ . Base de données des élites suisses. wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Wikidata item
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  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → +2012-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2012-01-03T00:00:00Z
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57228: Import and prefer more precise dates from dewiki"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    J9U entity ID → 987007440089305171
    Maintained by WikiProject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID → 1026378419
    Place of death → Zurich
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