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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.

Biography

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

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

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

References

1. ^ Encyclopaedia Judaica: Year book. Encyclopaedia Judaica. 1982 – via Google Books.
2. ^ 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.

• 1882 births
• 1974 deaths
• Academic staff of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
• Technion – Israel Institute of Technology presidents
• Alumni of University College London
• People from Hornsey
• English electrical engineers
• Officers of the Order of the British Empire
• British people in Mandatory Palestine