Benjamin Shapira ( he, בנימין שפירא; 10 June 1913 – 1993) was an Israeli biochemist.
Biography
Benjamin Shapira was born in
Germany
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in 1913. His family
immigrated
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to
British Mandate of Palestine British Mandate of Palestine or Palestine Mandate most often refers to:
* Mandate for Palestine: a League of Nations mandate under which the British controlled an area which included Mandatory Palestine and the Emirate of Transjordan.
* Mandatory P ...
in 1926 and settled in
Afula
Afula ( he, עפולה Arabic: العفولة) is a city in the Northern District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley" due to its strategic location in the Jezreel Valley. As of , the city had a population of .
Afula's ancient ...
. He studied at 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 ...
from 1933 and obtained a BSc in natural sciences in 1937. In 1940, he was awarded a PhD.
Awards
* In 1955, Shapira was awarded the
Israel Prize
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History
The Israel Prize is awarded annually, on Israeli Independence Day, in a state cer ...
, for
medical science
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.
See also
*
List of Israel Prize recipients
This is a complete list of recipients of the Israel Prize from the inception of the Prize in 1953 through to 2022.
List
For each year, the recipients are, in most instances, listed in the order in which they appear on the official Israel Prize ...
*
Shapira Shapira is a surname, and may refer to:
* Amitzur Shapira, Israeli runner and track and field coach killed in the 1972 Munich massacre
* Amos Shapira, Israeli former President of El Al Airlines, Cellcom, and the University of Haifa
* Anita Shapir ...
References
Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni
Israel Prize in medicine recipients
Israeli scientists
German emigrants to Mandatory Palestine
20th-century German Jews
Jews in Mandatory Palestine
People from Afula
1913 births
1993 deaths
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