12 Facts About Aryeh Dvoretzky

Aryeh Dvoretzky was a Ukrainian-born Israeli mathematician, the winner of the 1973 Israel Prize in Mathematics.

Aryeh Dvoretzky is best known for his work in functional analysis, statistics and probability.

Aryeh Dvoretzky was the eighth president of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Aryeh Dvoretzky was born in Khorol, Imperial Russia.

Aryeh Dvoretzky graduated from the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa in 1933, and received his Ph.

Aryeh Dvoretzky continued working in Jerusalem, becoming a full professor in 1951, the first graduate of the Hebrew University to achieve this distinction.

Aryeh Dvoretzky had visiting appointments at a number of universities, including College de France, Columbia University, Purdue University, Stanford University, and the University of California, Berkeley.

Aryeh Dvoretzky visited twice the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

Aryeh Dvoretzky was the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and Vice President of the Hebrew University.

Aryeh Dvoretzky was elected president of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and became the eighth president of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Aryeh Dvoretzky was awarded an honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University in 1996.

Aryeh Dvoretzky later became the chief scientist for the Israel Ministry of Defense.