Julius Hirschberg

German ophthalmologist, university lecturer and medical historian (1843-1925)
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Julius Hirschberg
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Facts

31 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
September 18, 1843
Date of death
February 17, 1925
Place of birth
Potsdam
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia[9]
Religion or worldview
Judaism[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Arabic[34][35]
Academic major
medicine[27]
Assessment
habilitation
Birth name
Isidor Julius Hirschberg[36]
Family name
Hirschberg[24]
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Interested in
ophthalmology[38]
Name in native language
Julius Hirschberg[37]
Place of burial
Weißensee Cemetery[8]
Writing language
German
🏷️ Also known as
en Julius Hirschberg de J. H. de J.H. de J. Hirschberg de Julius Hirschberger de Isidor Julius Hirschberg el Γιούλιους Χίρσμπεργκ fa یولیوس هیرشبرگ ja ユリウス・ヒルシュベルク ru Гиршберг, Юлий ru Юлий Гиршберг ru Юлиус Гиршберг
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VIAF cluster ID
47041623
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84805758
GND ID
116906480
American Academy in Rome ID
12426619
BHL creator ID
151331
BIBSYS ID
98023768
BIU Santé person ID
8042
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15020238h
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
hirschberg-julius
CTHS person ID
3837
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CiNii Research ID
1140845216590931584
DDB person (GND) ID
116906480
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116906480
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
36210
FAST ID
137829
Freebase ID
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GECD person ID
10343
Geni profile ID
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IdRef ID
06979152X
J9U entity ID
987007272024405171
Jewish Encyclopedia ID
7749
KBR person ID
17605781
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116906480
Koha Kütüphane ID
163838
Libraries Australia ID
35495081
LiederNet composer ID
25565
Medicina author ID
HIRSCHBERG, Julius
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00746954
NDL Authority ID
00443416
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20000087843
NLA Trove people ID
973807
NUKAT ID
n2004071742
National Academy of Medicine (France) member ID
1762
National Library of Greece ID
247508
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000466552
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074076965
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
4210
Obálky knih ID
nlk20000087843
Open Library ID
OL1113819A, OL5958876A
Open Plaques subject ID
11632
OpenMLOL author ID
144382
Prabook ID
2290435
Project Gutenberg author ID
46806
RERO ID (legacy)
A003374009
SBN author ID
MODV168492
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
julius-hirschberg
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1154240
Unz Review author ID
HirschbergJ
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10147454
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/74675
Wellcome Collection concept ID
wvw2wg33
WorldCat Entities ID
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Occupation 3
Academic degree 2
Award received 2
Described by source 2
Given name 2
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Position held 2
Academic major 1
Assessment 1
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Employer 1
Instance of 1
Interested in 1
Named after 1
Nominated for 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Religion or worldview 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Julius Hirschberg was born on September 18, 1843[1], in Potsdam[2]. He died on February 17, 1925[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as an ophthalmologist[5], medical historian[6], and university teacher[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Julius Hirschberg include Hirschberg test[40], a vision test[41].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Julius Hirschberg include Hirschberg test[40], a vision test[41].

FAQs

Where was Julius Hirschberg born?

Julius Hirschberg's place of birth was Potsdam[2].

Where did Julius Hirschberg die?

Julius Hirschberg passed away in Berlin[4].

What did Julius Hirschberg do for work?

Julius Hirschberg worked as an ophthalmologist[5], medical historian[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Julius Hirschberg go to school?

Julius Hirschberg was educated at Frederick William University Berlin[14].

What awards did Julius Hirschberg receive?

Honors received include Silver Leibniz medal[16] and honorary doctor of the University of Athens[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Geni.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Geni.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . nobelprize.org. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Geni.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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