Eitan Berglas (; 28 June 1934 – August 8, 1992) was an Israeli

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

and banker. He was chairman of

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from 1985 to 1992. Born in

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, Berglas attended the

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and then earned a master's and doctorate in economics from the

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. Berglas helped found the economics department at

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in 1966. In 1992, shortly after Berglas' death, the university decided to expand the department into a business school, which was named in Berglas' honor.

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1934 births 1992 deaths University of Chicago alumni People from Tel Aviv Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Social Sciences alumni Tel Aviv University people 20th-century Israeli economists {{Israel-scientist-stub