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Zvi Arad
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Zvi Arad (2008)
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צבי ארד
April 16, 1942 |
| Died | February 4, 2018 (aged 75) Petah Tikva, Israel
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| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | mathematician |
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Zvi Arad (born April 16, 1942, in Petah Tikva, Mandatory Palestine – died February 4, 2018, in Petah Tikva, Israel) was an important Israeli mathematician. He was also the acting president of Bar-Ilan University and the president of Netanya Academic College. He helped many students get a good education.
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Early Life and Education
Zvi Arad started studying math at Bar-Ilan University. He earned his first degree in 1964. After serving in the army, he continued his studies. He got two more degrees in math from Tel Aviv University.
Working in Academia
In 1968, Zvi Arad joined the staff at Bar-Ilan University. He became a full professor in 1983. He also worked as a visiting scientist at the University of Chicago. Later, he was a visiting professor at the University of Toronto.
Arad held many important jobs at Bar-Ilan University. He was the head of the Math and Computer Science Department. He also served as the Dean of Natural Sciences and Math. He even became the Rector and President of the University.
He helped create two important research centers. These were the Gelbart Institute and the Emmy Noether Institute. He also helped start a math journal. This journal was shared by the American Mathematical Society. From 1984 to 1985, he was part of Israel's Council for Higher Education. In 1982, he became a member of Russia's Academy of Natural Sciences.
From 1994, he worked on the editorial board of Algebra Colloquium. This is a math journal from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He also worked on other international math publications. These included the South East Asian Bulletin of Mathematics and Cubo Matemática Educacional.
He started many agreements with universities worldwide. These agreements helped scientists work together. He worked with schools in the former Soviet Union, America, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom. He also worked with places in Italy, Russia, China, and South Africa.
He was part of Israel's first official group to visit the former USSR. This group was led by President Ezer Weizman. President Mikhail Gorbachev even mentioned Professor Arad's efforts. He praised Arad for helping connect scientists from Israel and the USSR. Arad led groups of scientists to Russia, China, and East Germany. This helped advance research cooperation.
The Haaretz newspaper called him a leader in improving higher education in Israel. The Encyclopaedia Hebraica said he played a key role. He helped Bar-Ilan University grow and develop. He also helped set up university colleges in Safed, Ashkelon, and the Jordan Valley. For this work, he received awards from the mayors of those cities. These colleges started in 1985. They brought higher education to many parts of Israel. This helped areas like the Galilee and Southern Israel.
Netanya Academic College
In 1994, the mayors of Netanya asked Zvi Arad for help. They wanted him to start the Netanya Academic College. He was the president of this college for 24 years. Miriam Feirberg also helped start the college. She was the head of Netanya's Education Department at the time. Today, the college is a recognized school. It offers many different degrees.
Published Works
Zvi Arad wrote a book called Products of Conjugacy Classes. He wrote it with Professor Marcel Herzog. This book helped create a new math theory. It is now part of abstract algebra, called Table Algebras. This theory connects to other math areas. These include Graph theory, algebra combinations, and theory presentation.
Arad also wrote two other books about table algebra. In 2000, one of his books was published by the American Mathematical Society. In 2002, another book on table algebras came out. It was published by Springer. Arad was also the editor for Contemporary Mathematics, Volume 402.
See also
- Education in Israel
