Arthur Blok should not be confused with Arthur Bloch.
| Arthur Blok | |
| Native Name: | ארתור בלוק |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Hornsey, North London |
| Alma Mater: | University College London (BSc) |
| Known For: | First administrative head (or Principal, as then called) of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology |
| Awards: | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Arthur Blok (ארתור בלוק; March 19, 1882 – October 14, 1974) was the British-born 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 to 1925.[1]
Blok was born in Hornsey, North London, and attended Owen's School.[2] He was an electrical engineering graduate of University College London (BSc).[1] [2] He was personal assistant to Professor Ambrose Fleming.[1]
Blok was the first administrative head (or Principal, as he was then called) of the Technion, from 1924 to 1925.[3] He was succeeded by Max Hecker.[4]
He was appointed OBE in 1945.[2] Blok died on 14 October 1974, aged 94.[5]