Georg Schierscher

Georg Schierscher
Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Oberland
In office
5 March 1989 – 7 February 1993
Personal details
Born (1942-01-27) 27 January 1942
Schaan, Liechtenstein
Political partyProgressive Citizens' Party
Spouse
Herlinde Marxer
(m. 1970)
Children4, including Manuela Haldner-Schierscher

Georg Schierscher (born 27 January 1942) is a mathematician, teacher, and former politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1989 to 1993.

Life

Schierscher was born on 27 January 1942 in Schaan as the son of his father by the same name and Aurelia (née Martinelli) as one of three children. He attended secondary school in Vaduz before studying mathematics in Freiburg im Breisgau, where he received a diploma in 1969. From 1970 to 2002 he taught mathematics, computer science and physics at the Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium.[1]

He was a judge at the Liechtenstein state court from 1977 to 1985. He was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1989 to 1993 as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party.[1]

Schierscher's exhibition was presented in Munich in 2016, with Georg Eisenreich (left) and Aurelia Frick (centre-right) in attendance

Schierscher has published numerous works on mathematics and computer science.[1] He initiated a mathematics exhibition which has been shown in Graz, Dortmund, Zagreb, Kreuzlingen and the Liechtenstein National Museum.[2][3] In 2016 the exhibition was opened in the Staatliche Sammlung für Ägyptische Kunst by government councillor Aurelia Frick with the attendance of Georg Eisenreich.[3] Since 2020, it has been loaned to the cultural property depot in Schaan.[2]

Schierscher married Herlinde Marxer on 11 April 1970 and they have four children together.[1] His daughter, Manuela Haldner-Schierscher, has served in the Landtag since 2021.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Schierscher, Georg". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b Quaderer, Simone (7 February 2023). "Mathe-Ausstellung ist in Schaan zu bestauen". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Liechtensteinische Ausstellung in München eröffnet". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 2 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Haldner-Schierscher, Manuela". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 25 November 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2025.