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Adolphe Hirsch

Swiss-german astronom
Person human Q5806775

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
May 21, 1830
Date of death
April 16, 1901
Place of birth
Halberstadt
Place of death
Neuchâtel
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[10]
Occupation
astronomer, university teacher, geographer, director, geodesist
Employer
Cantonal observatory, Hirsch pavilion, director's house and La Méridienne house[12]
Field of work
astronomy[11]
Educated at
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Heidelberg University, University of Vienna[13][14][15]
Sibling
Max Hirsch[32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, French[30][31]
Archives at
Public Library of Neuchâtel, Archives de l'État de Neuchâtel[21][22]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Neue Deutsche Biographie[26][27][28][29]
Family name
Hirsch[23]
Given name
Adolphe[24]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[33]
Member of
Neuchâtel Society of Natural Sciences, Swiss Geodetic Commission, International Bureau of Weights and Measures, French Academy of Sciences[16][17][18][19]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Val-de-Travers[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Adolphe Hirsch ar أدولف هيرش ja アドルフ・ヒルシュ ru Адольф Хирш ru Хирш, Адольф sv Adolph Hirsch
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000063202655
VIAF cluster ID
77079665
Library of Congress authority ID
n87131629
GND ID
116900261
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bulletin de la Soci neuchloise des sciences naturelles (1898-) (20409300876).jpg ↗
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00637517
CoBiS author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
116900261
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116900261
Dodis ID
P33565
Geni.com profile ID
6000000062267390879
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11dyjlz5c
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HDS ID
032026
HelveticArchives ID
189371
IdRef ID
080023835
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116900261
Kallías ID
PE00202765
Libraries Australia ID
35208488
Museo Galileo authority ID
32829
NLA Trove people ID
865873
NSK (VIAF) ID
000800334
NSK ID
981005747865709366
NUKAT ID
n01717161
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000486785
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007273305705171
RERO ID (legacy)
A023837022
SBN author ID
BVEV181218
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/347522
Virtual Laboratory person ID
327
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/3710b948-be46-4a47-b54c-bdd95b4cf4bb
ZOBODAT person ID
65455
ZbMATH author ID
hirsch.adolph

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Described by source 3
Nordisk familjebok, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Occupation 3
astronomer, geographer, university teacher
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Educated at 1
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Family name 1
Hirsch
Field of work 1
astronomy
Given name 1
Adolphe
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Val-de-Travers
Place of birth 1
Halberstadt
Place of death 1
Neuchâtel
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Max Hirsch
Siblings 1
Max Hirsch
← Director / manager 1
Cantonal observatory, Hirsch pavilion, director's house and La Méridienne house
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Summary

Adolphe Hirsch was born on May 21, 1830[1], in Halberstadt[2]. He died on April 16, 1901[3], in Neuchâtel[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5], university teacher[6], geographer[7], director[8], and geodesist[9].

FAQs

Where was Adolphe Hirsch born?

Adolphe Hirsch was born in Halberstadt[2].

Where did Adolphe Hirsch die?

Adolphe Hirsch died in Neuchâtel[4].

What did Adolphe Hirsch do for work?

Adolphe Hirsch worked as an astronomer[5], university teacher[6], geographer[7], director[8], and geodesist[9].

Where did Adolphe Hirsch go to school?

Adolphe Hirsch was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[13], Heidelberg University[14], and University of Vienna[15].

Related Entities

astronomy Switzerland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron +1
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  2. 11d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → astronomer, university teacher, geographer +2
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  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archives at → Public Library of Neuchâtel, Archives de l'État de Neuchâtel
    Sex or gender → male
    Field of work → —
    Member of → Neuchâtel Society of Natural Sciences, Swiss Geodetic Commission, International Bureau of Weights and Measures +1
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