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English electrical engineer and academic (1882-1974)
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Hornsey, United Kingdom
Death
14 October 1974 (aged 92 years)
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92 years
Education
University College London,
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Arthur Blok (ארתור בלוק; March 19, 1882 – October 14, 1974) was English, and the first administrative head (or Principal, as he was then called) of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa, Israel (then, Mandatory Palestine), from 1924–1925.
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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 1924–1925. He was succeeded by Max Hecker.
He was appointed OBE in 1945. Blok died at 94 years of age.
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Notable English Engineers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
Notable British Engineers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
Notable British Engineers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
Notable English Electrical engineers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
Notable British Electrical engineers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
Notable British Electrical engineers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
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1882 births
1882 births
1974 deaths
1974 deaths
Alumni of University College London
Alumni of University College London
English electrical engineers
English electrical engineers
Israeli academics
Israeli academics
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
People from Hornsey
People from Hornsey
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology faculty
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology faculty
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology presidents
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology presidents
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