Meier Hirsch
Meier Hirsch (* 1765 or 1770 in Friesack ; † February 11, 1851 in Berlin ; also Meyer Hirsch ) was a German mathematician .
Hirsch worked as a private mathematics teacher in Berlin and, according to reports from contemporaries, is said to have led a needless life. Knowing Paolo Ruffini's proof, he tried to find a general solution of the equations of any degree with an unknown, and failed at this task. He is said to have become insane over the fruitless efforts. Still, his works were much used as teaching material after his death. Some were later continued by other authors, and some of the works were translated into English.
He taught, among others, Wilhelm and Alexander von Humboldt .
Meier Hirsch died in Berlin in 1851. He was buried in the Jewish cemetery in Berlin-Mitte . The grave has not been preserved.
Works
- Collection of examples, formulas and problems from letter arithmetic and algebra , 1804, (18th edition 1881) 8th edition .
- Collection of geometric problems , 2 parts, 1805/07 part 1 , part 2 .
- Collection of exercises from the theory of algebraic equations , 1809, part 1 , part 2 .
- Integral tables or collection of integral formulas , 1810, digitized .
- Collection of examples, formulas and exercises from letter arithmetic and algebra. 2., verb. u. Probably ed., Braunes, Berlin 1811 digitized .
- Meyer Hirsch, Integraltafeln or Collection of Integral Formulas (Duncker and Humblot, Berlin, 1810) (English translation: Meyer Hirsch, Integral Tables Or A Collection of Integral Formulas (Baynes and son, London, 1823)).
literature
- Moritz Cantor : Hirsch, Meyer . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 467 f.
- Kurt Vogel : Hirsch, Meier. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1972, ISBN 3-428-00190-7 , p. 217 ( digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 353.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hirsch, Meier |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hirsch, Meyer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1765 or 1770 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Friesack |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 1851 |
| Place of death | Berlin |