Hirsch
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Hirsch may refer to:
Places
People
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Places
- Hirsch, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Hirsch, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Hirsch ObservatoryHirsch ObservatoryThe Hirsch Observatory is an astronomical observatory at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. It is located on the roof of the Jonsson-Rowland Science Center and is used by members of the Rensselaer Astrophysical Society as well as astronomy students in laboratory exercises. It is...
, an astronomical observatory in Troy, New York
People
- August HirschAugust HirschAugust Hirsch was a German physician and medical historian.-Biography:He practiced in Danzig after studying at Berlin and Leipzig. In recognition of his studies on malarial fever and his work, Handbuch der historisch-geographischen Pathologie, he was in 1863 made professor at Berlin...
, German physician and medical historian. - Corey HirschCorey HirschCorey Hirsch is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He spent the majority of his National Hockey League career with the Vancouver Canucks. He is currently the goaltending coach for the St...
, Canadian ice hockey goaltender - David Philip HirschDavid Philip HirschDavid Philip Hirsch VC was a British Army officer during World War I and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Hirsch was born 28 December 1896 to Harry and...
, British Army officer - Edward HirschEdward HirschEdward Hirsch is an American poet and critic who wrote a national bestseller about reading poetry. He has published eight books of poems, including The Living Fire: New and Selected Poems , which brings together thirty-five years of work. He is president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial...
, American poet and academic - E. D. Hirsch Jr.E. D. Hirsch Jr.Eric Donald Hirsch, Jr. is a U.S. educator and academic literary critic. Now retired, he was until recently the University Professor of Education and Humanities and the Linden Kent Memorial Professor of English Emeritus at the University of Virginia...
, American educator and literary critic. - Elroy HirschElroy HirschElroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch was an American football running back and receiver for the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Rockets, nicknamed for his unusual running style.-Early life:...
, American football player - Emanuel HirschEmanuel HirschEmanuel Hirsch was a German Protestant theologian and also a member of the Nazi Party...
, Protestant theologian - Emil G. Hirsch, American rabbi
- Emile HirschEmile HirschEmile Davenport Hirsch is an American television and film actor. He began performing in the late 1990s, appearing in several television films and series, and became known as a film actor after roles in Lords of Dogtown, The Emperor's Club, The Girl Next Door, Alpha Dog, and Into the Wild. In...
, American actor - Helmut HirschHelmut HirschHelmut Hirsch was a German Jew who was executed for his part in a bombing plot intended to destabilize the German Reich...
, German Jew and victim of the Nazis - Joe HirschJoe HirschJoe Hirsch was an American horse racing columnist and the founding president of the National Turf Writers Association.-Biography:...
, American horse racing columnist - John Stephen Hirsch, Hungarian-Canadian theater director
- Jorge E. HirschJorge E. HirschJorge E. Hirsch is an Argentine American professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego. He is known for his for public warnings in 2005 and 2006 about the increasing risk of nuclear war that he claimed was being caused by an unnecessarily aggressive military nuclear policy on the...
, professor of physics - Judd HirschJudd HirschJudd Hirsch is an American actor most known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series Taxi, John Lacey on the NBC series Dear John, and Alan Eppes on the CBS series Numb3rs.-Early life and education:...
, American actor - Julius HirschJulius HirschJulius Hirsch was a German international footballer who was killed during the Holocaust. He helped Karlsruher FV to win the 1910 German championship....
, German footballer - Kurt HirschKurt HirschKurt August Hirsch was a German mathematician. He studied at the University of Berlin where he was taught by Bieberbach, von Mises, Schmidt, and Schur. Although most influenced by Schur, his doctoral dissertation was on the philosophy of mathematics. The thesis examines the 1920s dispute between...
, German mathematician - Lou HirschLou HirschLou Hirsch is an actor, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, United States, and currently based in the United Kingdom. He studied at the University of Miami and The Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, UK, with future Star Trek actress Marina Sirtis...
, American actor - Maurice Hirsch, US Brigadier General
- Maurice de HirschMaurice de HirschMaurice de Hirsch was a German-Jewish philanthropist who set up charitable foundations to promote Jewish education and improve the lot of oppressed European Jewry. He was the founder of the Jewish Colonization Association which sponsored large-scale Jewish immigration to Argentina...
, Baron, German-Jewish businessman and philanthropist - Moshe HirschMoshe HirschMoshe Hirsch was the leader of the anti-Zionist Neturei Karta group in Jerusalem. He advised Yasser Arafat on Jewish affairs and visited him in Ramallah...
, Israeli politician - Paul Hirsch (politician), German politician
- Paul Hirsch (film editor)Paul Hirsch (film editor)Paul Hirsch is an American motion picture editor.A native of New York City, after graduating from Columbia he began to pursue a career in editing. In the late 1960s, while editing trailers in NYC, he was introduced by his brother, Charles, to then unknown filmmaker Brian De Palma...
, American film editor - Samson Raphael HirschSamson Raphael HirschSamson Raphael Hirsch was a German rabbi best known as the intellectual founder of the Torah im Derech Eretz school of contemporary Orthodox Judaism...
, German rabbi - Samuel HirschSamuel HirschSamuel Hirsch, was a major Reform religious philosopher and rabbi.-Biography:Born in Thalfang , he received his training at Metz...
, German rabbi - Robert L. HirschRobert L. HirschRobert L. Hirsch is a former senior energy program adviser for Science Applications International Corporation and is a Senior Energy Advisor at MISI and a consultant in energy, technology, and management. His primary experience is in research, development, and commercial applications...
, energy research scientist - Steven HirschSteven HirschSteven Hirsch is the co-chairman of Vivid Entertainment. Hirsch founded Vivid in 1984.The second generation of his family to be in the business, he is credited by AVN as the creative visionary who saw the potential to change the nature of the adult entertainment industry.Early on, Mr...
, co-chairman of Vivid Entertainment - Tomás HirschTomás HirschTomás René Hirsch Goldschmidt is a leftist Chilean politician and businessman. He was the Together We Can Do More pact candidate for the 2005 Chilean presidential election, winning 5.4% of the vote.- Biography :...
, Chilean politician and businessman - Vladimír HirschVladimír HirschVladimír Hirsch is a Czech avantgarde composer, integrating industrial and dark ambient music with modern classical composition. Besides creating solo works, he is the founding member and leader of Skrol, Aghiatrias and various other projects...
, composer of classical and industrial music
Other:
- Baron de Hirsch Cemetery (disambiguation), cemeteries named after Moritz Hirsch
- Joe Hirsch Turf Classic InvitationalJoe Hirsch Turf Classic InvitationalThe Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational is an American Grade I stakes race on turf established in 1977 for Thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up. Currently held at Belmont Park, New York at the end of September, it is named in honor of Joe Hirsch, the award-winning racing columnist and...
, named after Joe Hirsch
See also
- Hirsh (disambiguation)
- HerschHerschHersch Family Name HistoryOrigin Displayed: GermanThe roots of the distinguished German surname Hersch lie in Silesia. The name literally means "deer hart," and is likely of occupational origin...