Shlomo Eckstein
Shlomo Eckstein | |
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שלמה אקשטיין | |
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| Born | Shlomo Raber Eckstein 1 November 1929 |
| Died | 12 January 2020 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Known for | President of Bar-Ilan University |
Shlomo Raber Eckstein (1 November 1929 – 12 January 2020) was an Israeli economist, and President of Bar-Ilan University.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Eckstein was born in Wiesbaden, Germany.[1][3][4] His family emigrated from Germany before World War II to Mexico, which is where he was raised.[4]
He earned a degree in Economics at the National University of Mexico in 1957, and earned a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1964.[1][4] His 1963 dissertation was on "Collective Farming In Mexico."[1]
Academic career
[edit]Later, he made aliyah to Israel, becoming an Israeli citizen, and became a professor of Economics and founded the Department of Economics at Bar-Ilan University in 1960.[5][4] He was Chairman of the Department from 1961 to 1965, and from 1968 to 1971.[6] He was the Rector at the university from 1978 to 1982.[6] He was the university’s President from 1992 to 1996, succeeding Zvi Arad and followed by Moshe Kaveh.[4][6][7]
He died on 12 January 2020 at the age of 90.[8][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Association, American Economic (1969). Directory of Members – via Google Books.
- ^ a b BnF 137378307
- ^ "Condemnation, Commemoration, Determination: Bar-Ilan Responds to a National Tragedy, November-December 1995". Bar-Ilan University, Spokesman's Office, English Communications. 1996 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e "Shlomo Eckstein, 91, Former President of Bar-Ilan University - Economics professor served in many philanthropic positions". Chabad News. January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Author Page - Shlomo Eckstein". Bar-Ilan University Press.
- ^ a b c "Eckstein Shlomo | Department of Economics". Bar-Ilan University.
- ^ "Bar-Ilan Presidents | Bar Ilan University". .biu.ac.il. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- ^ Bar-Ilan University death notice
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- 1929 births
- 2020 deaths
- 20th-century Israeli economists
- 20th-century Israeli educators
- People from Wiesbaden
- National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni
- Presidents of universities in Israel
- Academic staff of Bar-Ilan University
- Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
- German emigrants to Mexico
- Mexican emigrants to Israel
- Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany