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Avraham Fahn (; born 8 August 1916, died 19 February 2012) was an Israeli professor of
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at the
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.


Biography

Avraham Fahn was born in
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,
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. He emigrated to
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and studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, receiving a
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in 1948.


Academic career

In 1952, he joined the Hebrew University faculty, lecturing in botany. From 1952 to 1953, he was a research fellow at the
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and in 1956 at
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. He became an associate professor at the Hebrew University in 1960 and a full professor in 1965, serving as
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of the faculty from 1964 to 1966 and pro-rector from 1969 to 1970. Following the
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in 1967, Fahn assisted in the restoration of the botanical gardens at the University's
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campus. He also served for many years as head of the Forestry Department of the
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. Fahn retired in 1985. His books on the anatomy of plants have become basic texts in the field of botany.


Awards and recognition

* In 1963, Fahn was awarded the Israel Prize, in life sciences. * From 1995 to 1999, he served as
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of the International Association of Botanists.


See also

*
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fahn, Avraham Israeli botanists Jewish emigrants from Austria after the Anschluss to Mandatory Palestine Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Academic staff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel Prize in life sciences recipients 1916 births 2012 deaths Burials at Har HaMenuchot