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Born | Erling Ozer Schild September 25, 1930 |
Died | 2006 |
Nationality | Israeli |
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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]
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]
Ozer Schild | |
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עוזר שילד | |
Born | Erling Ozer Schild September 25, 1930 |
Died | 2006 |
Nationality | Israeli |
Alma mater |
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Known for |
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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]
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]