Famous People with Name Gersten

Christian Ludwig Gersten            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Christian Ludwig Gersten: was a German scientist. He studied law and mathematics at the University of Gießen and in the beginning of 1730s he travelled to London, England, to improve his mathematical knowledge. In London in 1733 he became a fellow of the English Royal Society. In the same 1733 he return back to Gießen, to accept the position of a professor of mathematics at the University of his home town.

Edward Gerstenfeld            Origin/Culture/Country: Ukrainian

Edward Gerstenfeld: was a Polish chess master. He was born in Lvov (Lemberg, Lwów, Lviv), Austria-Hungary. From 1935 to 1939, he lived in Lódz. In 1935, Gerstenfeld played in a quadrangular match with Izaak Appel, Achilles Frydman and Jakub Kolski in Lódz. In 1935, he took 15th in Warsaw (3rd POL-ch). The event was won by Savielly Tartakower. In 1936, he played a match against Abram Szpiro in Lódz. In 1937, he tied for 9-10th in Jurata (4th POL-ch; Tartakower won). In 1938, he took 6th in Lódz (Vasja Pirc won).

Edward (Eduard) Gerstenfeld            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Edward (Eduard) Gerstenfeld: was a Polish chess master.He was born in Lvov (Lemberg, Lwów, Lviv), Austria-Hungary. From 1935 to 1939, he lived in Lódz. In 1935, Gerstenfeld played in a quadrangular match with Izaak Appel, Achilles Frydman and Jakub Kolski in Lódz. In 1935, he took 15th in Warsaw (3rd POL-ch). The event was won by Savielly Tartakower. In 1936, he played a match against Abram Szpiro in Lódz. In 1937, he tied for 9-10th in Jurata (4th POL-ch; Tartakower won). In 1938, he took 6th in Lódz (Vasja Pirc won).

Eugen Karl Albrecht Gerstenmaier            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Eugen Karl Albrecht Gerstenmaier: was a German Evangelical theologian, resistance fighter in the Third Reich, and a CDU politician. From 1954 to 1969, he was President of the West German Bundestag. After training as a salesman, Gerstenmaier did his Abitur and then studied philosophy, German language and literature, and Evangelical theology in Tübingen, Rostock and Zurich. In 1934, he was detained for a short time for being a member of the Confessing Church. In 1935, he became Theodor Heckel's assistant in the German Evangelical Church's office for outside affairs. After the Munich Conference in 1938, Gerstenmaier joined the resistance group about the Kreisau Circle.