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Agronomist and World Food Prize laureate (1930–2021)
"We weren't the sons and grandsons in a long family line of farmers, so we had to start anew. This turned out to be an advantage" - Hillel

Daniel Hillel (13 September 1930 – 9 March 2021) was an Israeli–American agronomist, researcher and author. Hillel was the World Food Prize laureate for 2012.

Life

Hillel was born in Los Angeles, United States. He was raised in Palestine and later Israel. He lived on a kibbutz, traditional agriculture based communities in Israel. On returning to the States he completed his high school, and went on to study agronomy from University of Georgia and earth sciences from Rutgers University. In 1957 he completed his doctorate in soil physics and ecology at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, followed by two years as a postdoctoral researcher at University of California. During the 1950s, Hillel took part in Israel's first effort to map its agriculture related resources. He then joined the agriculture community at Sde Boker. In the coming decades, he would use his expertise in irrigation to help improve agricultural output in 30 countries. Hillel was on the staff of Goddard Institute for Space Studies.

Bibliography

References

  1. Blanche, Aubrey (2012-07-12). "Daniel Hillel". Circle of Blue. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  2. ^ Rosenzweig, Cynthia (22 March 2021). "In Memoriam: Daniel Hillel". World Scientific. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. ^ Krajick, Kevin (2012-06-12). "Daniel Hillel, Originator of High-Efficiency Irrigation, to Receive World Food Prize". State of the Planet. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  4. ^ "The World Food Prize Foundation Offers Tribute to 2012 Laureate Dr. Daniel Hillel". The World Food Prize Foundation. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  5. "Daniel Hillel, Pioneer in High-Efficiency Irrigation, to Receive World Food Prize". The Earth Institute. Columbia University. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  6. "Alumni Bibliographies. Publications by Daniel Hillel". Goddard Institute for Space Studies. NASA. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
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