Norbert Berkowitz, (1924 – June 25, 2001) was a
Canadian scientist involved in researching coal technology in conjunction with the
Alberta Research Council and the
University of Alberta.
Berkowitz was born in
Berlin and lived in
Germany for the first 15 years of his life. During
World War II, he and his family fled to
England, where received a Ph.D. in
petroleum engineering from the
University of London. In 1952, he moved to
Edmonton and joined the Alberta Research Council. He joined the
University of Alberta in 1979 in a teaching position and retired in 1988. In 1984 he was made a Member of the
Order of Canada.
He was killed in a
car accident in 2001.
Selected works
* ''Fossil Hydrocarbons: Chemistry and Technology'', (1997)
References
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1924 births
2001 deaths
People from Berlin
Alumni of the University of London
Engineers from Berlin
Canadian academics in engineering
Canadian engineering researchers
Members of the Order of Canada
Road incident deaths in Canada
Accidental deaths in Alberta
German emigrants to Canada