Shlomo Eckstein
Israel economist (1929–2020)
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Shlomo Raber Eckstein (Hebrew: שלמה אקשטיין; 1 November 1929 – 12 January 2020) was an Israeli economist, and President of Bar-Ilan University.[1][2]
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1 November 1929
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) |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Known for | President of Bar-Ilan University |
Biography
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
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]