Israel Dostrovsky [SEP] place of birth
Israel Dostrovsky
Israel Dostrovsky () (November 29, 1918 – September 28, 2010), an Israeli physical chemist, fifth president of the Weizmann Institute of Science, laureate of the 1995 Israel Prize in the exact sciences.
Early years.
Israel Dostrovsky was born in Odessa, the former USSR, in 1918 and immigrated to Eretz-Israel as a baby with his parents in 1919, aboard the ship “Ruslan”. His father, world-renowned dermatologist Arieh Dostrovsky, became a founder of Hebrew University
Technology, 1994; and the Israel Prize, 1995. He was a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and an honorary life member of the New York Academy of Science.
External links.
- Haim Harari. In Memoriam: Israel Dostrovsky (1918-2010)
- Weizmann Pioneers in Science (Weizmann Institute website)
- Prof. Israel Dostrovsky dies at 92. The Jerusalem Post
- Israel Dostrovsky. Water for Israel: New Approaches to Old Problems. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Vol