Person: Amberg, Ernst Julius

Ernst Julius Amberg was a Swiss mathematician who helped to organise the first International Congress of Mathematicians.

Amberg attended the Gymnasium, being top of the class in his Matura examinations.
At the time of the ICM Amberg was an assistant at the Polytechnic, before becoming a teacher at the Kantonsschule in Frauenfeld (canton Thurgau).
Before starting his teaching post in Zürich, Amberg also took on a job as an actuary at a life insurance company.
Amberg lectured at the ETH until his retirement in 1938.
Amberg was a keen mountaineer and a member of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) for 61 years.
Amberg joined the organising committee of the First International Congress of Mathematicians in November 1896: Rebstein, the German-speaking secretary, could not attend the meeting on 12 November and Amberg covered for him.
This sub-committee already consisted of Geiser, Hurwitz and Minkowski, and Franel joined together with Amberg.
At the meeting on 27 July 1897 Amberg was elected secretary, thus replacing Rebstein who had to step down from his post due to military service.
Amberg's deputy was Hirsch.
Furthermore, Amberg was in charge of setting the fees.
As headmaster of the Gymnasium Zürich Amberg was an official Swiss delegate at the 1932 ICM in Zürich.

Born 6 September 1871, Zürich, Switzerland. Died 15 March 1952, Zürich, Switzerland.

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