Josef Singer
Josef Singer | |
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| יוסף זינגר | |
| Born | August 24, 1923 |
| Died | November 12, 2009 (aged 86) |
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| Known for | President of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology |
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Josef ("Josi") Singer (יוסף זינגר; August 24, 1923 – November 12, 2009) is a former president and professor of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Singer was born in Vienna.[1] He and his family immigrated to Haifa, Israel in 1933 when he was 10 years old, and he served for three years as a pilot with Britain's Royal Air Force during World War II.[1]
He completed his education at Imperial College London, and the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.[3][4][5][6][7]
Singer was the President of Technion from 1982 to 1986.[8] He replaced Amos Horev as President, and was in turn succeeded by Max Reis.[8]
He was the recipient of the Israel Prize in 2000 for his lifetime achievement in the field of aeronautical engineering.
Awards
[edit]- Wilhelm Exner Medal (1994).[9]
- Israel Prize (2000).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Sales, Ben (16 November 2009). "Josef Singer, former Technion president, dies - Jewish Telegraphic Agency". Jta.org. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- ^ "NAE Website - JOSEF SINGER 1923–2009". Nae.edu. 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- ^ "Professor Josef Singer (1923-2009)" (PDF). Shellbuckling.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ^ Oster, Marcy (2009-11-15). "Josef Singer, former Technion president, dies | Jewish Telegraphic Agency". Jta.org. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ "Prof. Josef Singer | Department of Aerospace Engineering". Aerospace.technion.ac.il. 2014-02-17. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ "Josef Singer – In Memoriam | Department of Aerospace Engineering". Aerospace.technion.ac.il. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ Elishakoff, I.; Arbocz, J.; Babcock, C. D.; Libai, A. (2013-10-22). Buckling of Structures: Theory and Experiment. Elsevier. ISBN 9781483290133. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ a b "President | Technion - Israel Institute of Technology". Technion. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- ^ Editor, ÖGV. (2015). Wilhelm Exner Medal. Austrian Trade Association. ÖGV. Austria.
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Categories:
- Polytechnic Institute of New York University alumni
- Academic staff of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
- Scientists from Vienna
- Israeli aerospace engineers
- Alumni of Imperial College London
- New York University alumni
- Royal Air Force airmen
- Austrian emigrants to Mandatory Palestine
- 1923 births
- 2009 deaths