Hurwitz
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Hurwitz is a surname and may refer to:
A variation of the name is Hurvitz, which may refer to:
A variation of the name is Gurvitz, which may refer to:
A variation of the name is Gurwits, which may refer to:
- Aaron Hurwitz, musician, see Live on Breeze HillLive on Breeze HillLive on Breeze Hill was The Band bassist Rick Danko's third solo album, and the last released before his death in December 1999. It was credited to the "Rick Danko Band": Rick Danko, Garth Hudson & Aaron Hurwitz....
- Adolf HurwitzAdolf HurwitzAdolf Hurwitz was a German mathematician.-Early life:He was born to a Jewish family in Hildesheim, former Kingdom of Hannover, now Lower Saxony, Germany, and died in Zürich, in Switzerland. Family records indicate that he had siblings and cousins, but their names have yet to be confirmed...
(1859-1919), German mathematician- Hurwitz polynomialHurwitz polynomialIn mathematics, a Hurwitz polynomial, named after Adolf Hurwitz, is a polynomial whose coefficients are positive real numbers and whose zeros are located in the left half-plane of the complex plane, that is, the real part of every zero is negative...
- Hurwitz matrixHurwitz matrix-Hurwitz matrix and the Hurwitz stability criterion:In mathematics, Hurwitz matrix is a structured real square matrix constructed with coefficientsof a real polynomial...
- Hurwitz quaternionHurwitz quaternionIn mathematics, a Hurwitz quaternion is a quaternion whose components are either all integers or all half-integers...
- Hurwitz's automorphisms theorem
- Hurwitz zeta function
- Hurwitz's theorem (disambiguation) Five theorems named after Adolf Hurwitz
- Hurwitz polynomial
- Alexander Hurwitz (born 1937), American mathematician
- Edward HurwitzEdward HurwitzEdward Hurwitz is an American diplomat. From 1983 to 1986 he was the U.S. chargé d'affaires in Afghanistan, and he served as the first U.S. ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, from 1992 to 1994.-References:...
(born 1931), American diplomat - Emanuel HurwitzEmanuel HurwitzEmanuel Hurwitz CBE was a British violinist. He was born in London with parents of Russian-Jewish ancestry....
(1919-2006), British violinist - Gregg HurwitzGregg HurwitzGregg Hurwitz is a writer of crime novels and comics.-Biography:Gregg Hurwitz is the critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling author of The Tower, Minutes to Burn, Do No Harm, The Kill Clause, The Program, Troubleshooter, Last Shot, The Crime Writer, and Trust No One...
, American Novelist - Henry Hurwitz Jr., nuclear physicist
- Hyman HurwitzHyman HurwitzHyman Hurwitz , was a learned Jew who became first professor of Hebrew at University College, London. He was born in Poznan, Poland in 1770, came to England about 1797 and conducted a private academy for Jews at Highgate, where he established a close friendship with Samuel Taylor Coleridge and...
(1770–1844), professor of Hebrew in England - Jon HurwitzJon HurwitzJonathan Benjamin "Jon" Hurwitz is an American screenwriter. He grew up on James Rd. Randolph NJ, 07869. He attended Randolph High School, where he now has a glass cabinet of his own to show how happy he is of his high school education...
(born 1977), American screenwriter best known for Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle - Leo HurwitzLeo HurwitzLeo Hurwitz was an American documentary filmmaker. Among the films he directed were Native Land and Verdict for Tomorrow . He was blacklisted during the McCarthy period.- Source :* *...
(1909-1991), American documentary film maker who filmed the Eichmann trial - Yosef Yozel Horwitz (1849-1919), the Alter of Navordok
- Mitchell HurwitzMitchell HurwitzMitchell D. Hurwitz is an American television writer and producer. He is best known as the creator of the television sitcom Arrested Development as well as the co-creator of The Ellen Show, and a contributor to The John Larroquette Show and The Golden Girls.-Birth and early life:Hurwitz was born...
, American television writer and producer best known for his work on Arrested Development - Routh Hurwitz, see Routh Hurwitz stability criterion
- T. Alan Hurwitz (born 1942), 10th president of Gallaudet University
- William HurwitzWilliam HurwitzWilliam E. Hurwitz, M.D., is a Virginia based pain management physician who was aggressively prosecuted and convicted by the United States Government in 2004 for excessively prescribing pain medication to patients, some of whom subsequently abused and redistributed it on the black market. Before...
, American pain management physician - Lieutenant Hurwitz, a minor character in the movie Airplane!Airplane!Airplane! is a 1980 American satirical comedy film directed and written by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker and released by Paramount Pictures...
. A patient in a military hospital, he was suffering from "severe shell-shock," causing him to think he was Ethel MermanEthel MermanEthel Merman was an American actress and singer. Known primarily for her powerful voice and roles in musical theatre, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage." Among the many standards introduced by Merman in Broadway musicals are "I Got Rhythm", "Everything's...
. Played by Merman herself, in her final screen appearance.
A variation of the name is Hurvitz, which may refer to:
- Yair HurvitzYair HurvitzYair Hurvitz was an Israeli poet who began publishing poetry in the 1960's. His poems mark a return to the tradition of Haim Nachman Bialik...
, Hebrew language poet. - Igael Hurvitz, Likud Knesset Member
- Yigal HurvitzYigal HurvitzYigal Hurvitz was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister in the late 1970s and 1980s.-Biography:Hurvitz was born in Nahlat Yehuda in 1918. Between 1938 and 1941 he was a member of the secretariat of HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed, and served in the Jewish Brigade during World War II...
, Israeli former finance minister
A variation of the name is Gurvitz, which may refer to:
- Adrian GurvitzAdrian GurvitzAdrian Gurvitz is an English singer, musician and songwriter.-Career:...
, English singer-songwriter.
A variation of the name is Gurwits, which may refer to:
- Eduard GurwitsEduard GurwitsEduard Yosipovich Gurvits is a Ukrainian politician, Mayor of Odessa in 1994–1998 and from 2005 - to November 6, 2010, when he lost his office to Alexei Kostusev.-Biography:...
, Ukrainian politician, Mayor of Odessa
See also
- Witold HurewiczWitold HurewiczWitold Hurewicz was a Polish mathematician.- Early life and education :Witold Hurewicz was born to a Jewish family in Łódź, Russian Empire ....
- J. C. HurewitzJ. C. HurewitzJacob Coleman Hurewitz was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on November 11, 1914 and died on May 16, 2008.He was a professor emeritus in the political science department at Columbia University....
- HorowitzHorowitzHorowitz , also transcripted as Horovitz/Hurwitz/Gurvich/Gurevich, is a surname that has its origin in the Yiddish name for the town of Hořovice in Bohemia, near Prague...
- HorovitzHorovitzHorovitz is a surname, and may refer to:*Adam Horovitz, a musician and member of the Beastie Boys*David Horovitz , an author and political commentator *David Horowitz...
- HorvitzHorvitzHorvitz is a surname, and may refer to:*H. Robert Horvitz , biologist known for his work on c. elegans*Richard Steven Horvitz , actor and voice actor*Wayne Horvitz , composer and keyboardist...
- HorwitzHorwitz-People:*Bernhard Horwitz chess player*Brian Horwitz, American major league baseball outfielder* Harry Moses Horwitz, aka Moe Howard of the Three Stooges.* Jerome Lester Horwitz, aka Curly Howard of the Three Stooges....
- HurwiczHurwiczHurwicz , :* Leonid "Leo" Hurwicz , a Jewish Russian-American economist and mathematician of Polish-Jewish descent* Angelika Hurwicz , a German actress and theatre director- See also :...