Erling Ozer Schild (עוזר שילד; September 25, 1930 – 2006), a Danish-born Israeli academic, was president of the University of Haifa and president of the College of Judea and Samaria, known as "Ariel College". ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Schild was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. ^[2] He identified as an Orthodox Jew before the Holocaust, and was not affiliated after the WWII. ^[3] During the Holocaust he went into hiding under a false identity in Copenhagen, and in Saunte, Denmark. ^[3]

He completed a master's degree in economics in the University of Copenhagen in 1957, and then made aliyah and immigrated to Israel that year. ^{[2] [4] [5]} In 1965, he received a doctorate in psychology and sociology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. ^{[2] [5]} After post-doctoral work at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, he returned in 1968 to Israel to head the Psychology Department at Hebrew University. ^{[2] [6]}

Together with Daniel Kahneman, Schild volunteered to assist the Israel Air Force Flight Academy in improving its selection and training procedures. ^[2] In 1973, he moved to Be'er Sheva to serve as Dean of the Humanities Department at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. ^[2] In 1974, he was appointed Chief Scientist of the Israel Education Ministry. ^[2]

In 1976, Schild moved to the University of Haifa to head the School of Education. ^[2] In 1978 he was appointed rector of the university. ^[2]

Schild was appointed president of the University of Haifa in 1990. ^[2]

In October 1993, Schild, with another four-year term ahead of him, resigned from the University of Haifa presidency and moved from Haifa to Ariel. ^{[2] [7] [8] [9]} At the College of Judea and Samaria, known as "Ariel College," Schild taught statistics and research methods. ^{[2] [8] [9]} He later became president of the college there. ^{[2] [10]}

He and his wife had two children. ^[2]

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