use both this parameter and , birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> , death_place = , death_cause = , body_discovered = , resting_place = , resting_place_coordinates = , burial_place = , burial_coordinates = , monuments = , nationality = Israeli , other_names = , siglum = , citizenship = , education = , alma_mater = the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

(Ph.D. in

theoretical physics Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena. This is in contrast to experimental physics, which uses experim ...

; 1966) , occupation = , years_active = , era = , employer = , organization = , agent = , known_for = President of the

, notable_works = , style = , net_worth = , height = , television = , title = the Andre Aisenstadt Chair in

, term = , predecessor = , successor = , party = , movement = , opponents = , boards = , criminal_charges = , criminal_penalty = , criminal_status = , spouse = , partner = , children = , parents = , mother = , father = , relatives = , family = , callsign = , awards = , website = , module = , module2 = , module3 = , module4 = , module5 = , module6 = , signature = , signature_size = , signature_alt = , footnotes = Hanoch Gutfreund (Hebrew: חנוך גוטפרוינד; born 1935) is the Andre Aisenstadt Chair in

and was the president at the

. Prior to his presidency, he was a professor at the university.

Biography

Gutfreund received a Ph.D. in

from the

in 1966. Gutfreund is the Andre Aisenstadt Chair in Theoretical Physics and has been a professor at the university since 1985. Gutfreund was earlier the Head of the Physics Institute, Head of the Advanced Studies Institute, Rector, and President of the university from 1992 to 1997 (following

Yoram Ben-Porat use both this parameter and , birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> , death_place = Eilat, Israel , death_cause = , body_discovered = , resting_place = Har Hamenuhot cem ...

, and succeeded by

Menachem Magidor Menachem Magidor (Hebrew: מנחם מגידור; born January 24, 1946) is an Israeli mathematician who specializes in mathematical logic, in particular set theory. He served as president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, was president of t ...

). Gutfreund is the Director of the Einstein Center and is Hebrew University's appointee responsible for

Albert Einstein Albert Einstein ( ; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory ...

intellectual property Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, cop ...

. He heads the executive committee of the

Israel Science Foundation The Israel Science Foundation (ISF) is a nonprofit organization that provides monetary grants for scientific research in Israel. It is the Israeli analogue of scientific funding bodies in other countries such as the US National Science Foundation o ...

. His writings include ''The Formative Years of Relativity: The History and Meaning of Einstein's Princeton Lectures'' (with

Jürgen Renn Jürgen Renn (born 11 July 1956 in Moers, West Germany) is a German historian of science, and since 1994 Director at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. Short biography Renn studied physics at the Free University of Be ...

Princeton University Press Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections to Princeton University. Its mission is to disseminate scholarship within academia and society at large. The press was founded by Whitney Darrow, with the financial su ...

, 2017) and ''The Road to Relativity: The History and Meaning of Einstein's "The Foundation of General Relativity", Featuring the Original Manuscript of Einstein's Masterpiece'' (with Jürgen Renn, Princeton University Press, 2017), and ''Einstein on Einstein: Autobiographical and Scientific Reflections'' (with Jürgen Renn, Princeton University Press, 2020). Gutfreund lives in Jerusalem."Hanoch Gutfreund,"
PBS.

References

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