Arthur Blok
ארתור בלוק
Born(1882-03-19)19 March 1882
Hornsey, North London
Died14 October 1974(1974-10-14) (aged 92)
Alma materUniversity College London (BSc)
Known forFirst administrative head (or Principal, as then called) of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

Arthur Blok (ארתור בלוק; March 19, 1882 – October 14, 1974) was the British-born first administrative head (or Principal, as he was then called) of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa, Israel (then Mandatory Palestine), from 1924 to 1925.[1]

Biography

Blok was born in Hornsey, North London, and attended Owen's School.[2] He was an electrical engineering graduate of University College London (BSc).[1][2] He was personal assistant to Professor Ambrose Fleming.[1]

Blok was the first administrative head (or Principal, as he was then called) of the Technion, from 1924 to 1925.[3] He was succeeded by Max Hecker.[4]

He was appointed OBE in 1945.[2] Blok died on 14 October 1974, aged 94.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Encyclopaedia Judaica: Year book. Encyclopaedia Judaica. 1982 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 3 Rubinstein, W.; Jolles, Michael A. (2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Springer. ISBN 9780230304666 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Young, Alec David (1986). The Technion and Future Developments in Civil Aviation. University of Leeds – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "President | Technion - Israel Institute of Technology". Technion. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  5. ↑ Light and Lighting and Environmental Design. Illumiating Engineering Society. 1974 – via Google Books.
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