Although, as we have pointed out, Hurwitz remained at Zürich for the rest of his life, that was not because he had not been offered in chair in Germany. Schwarz, who was professor at Göttingen, succeeded Weierstrass by accepting his professorship in Berlin in 1892. Göttingen approached Hurwitz and offered him the vacant chair only weeks after he had accepted the Zürich chair, but he turned down the offer.
Kahit na, habang kami ay may pointed out, Hurwitz naiiwan sa Zürich para sa natitirang bahagi ng kanyang buhay, na noon ay hindi dahil siya ay hindi pa inaalok sa upuan sa Alemanya. Schwarz, na noon ay propesor sa Gottingen, Tagumpay Weierstrass sa pamamagitan ng pagtanggap sa kanyang pagkapropesor sa Berlin sa 1892. Gottingen approached Hurwitz at inalay sa kanya ang vacant chair lamang linggo matapos niya tinanggap ang Zürich chair, ngunit siya ang nag-aalok ng yari down.