Hurwitz

Hurwitz is a surname and may refer to:

• Aaron Hurwitz, musician, see Live on Breeze Hill
• Adolf Hurwitz (1859-1919), German mathematician
  • Hurwitz polynomial
  • Hurwitz matrix
  • Hurwitz quaternion
  • Hurwitz's automorphisms theorem
  • Hurwitz zeta function
  • Hurwitz's theorem (disambiguation) Five theorems named after Adolf Hurwitz
• Alexander Hurwitz (born 1937), American mathematician
• Edward Hurwitz (born 1931), American diplomat
• Emanuel Hurwitz (1919-2006), British violinist
• Gregg Hurwitz, American Novelist
• Henry Hurwitz Jr., nuclear physicist
• Hyman Hurwitz (1770–1844), professor of Hebrew in England
• Jon Hurwitz (born 1977), American screenwriter best known for Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
• Leo Hurwitz (1909-1991), American documentary film maker who filmed the Eichmann trial
• Yosef Yozel Horwitz (1849-1919), the Alter of Navordok
• Mitchell Hurwitz, 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 Hurwitz, American pain management physician
• Lieutenant Hurwitz, a minor character in the movie Airplane!. A patient in a military hospital, he was suffering from "severe shell-shock," causing him to think he was Ethel Merman. Played by Merman herself, in her final screen appearance.

A variation of the name is Hurvitz, which may refer to:

• Yair Hurvitz, Hebrew language poet.
• Igael Hurvitz, Likud Knesset Member
• Yigal Hurvitz, Israeli former finance minister

A variation of the name is Gurvitz, which may refer to:

• Adrian Gurvitz, English singer-songwriter.

A variation of the name is Gurwits, which may refer to:

• Eduard Gurwits, Ukrainian politician, Mayor of Odessa

See also

• Witold Hurewicz
• J. C. Hurewitz
• Horowitz
• Horovitz
• Horvitz
• Horwitz
• Hurwicz