Shlomo Eckstein | |
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שלמה אקשטיין | |
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]
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]
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]
Shlomo Eckstein | |
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שלמה אקשטיין | |
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]
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]
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]