Daniel Hillel Explained

Daniel Hillel (13 September 1930 – 9 March 2021) was an Israeli–American agronomist, researcher and author.^[1] Hillel was the World Food Prize laureate for 2012.

Life

Hillel was born in Los Angeles, United States.^[2] He was raised in Palestine and later Israel.^[3] He lived on a kibbutz, traditional agriculture based communities in Israel. On returning to the States he completed his high school, and went on to study agronomy from University of Georgia and earth sciences from Rutgers University. In 1957 he completed his doctorate in soil physics and ecology at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, followed by two years as a postdoctoral researcher at University of California. During the 1950s, Hillel took part in Israel's first effort to map its agriculture related resources. He then joined the agriculture community at Sde Boker. In the coming decades, he would use his expertise in irrigation to help improve agricultural output in 30 countries.^[4] Hillel was on the staff of Goddard Institute for Space Studies.^[5]

Bibliography

• Book: Hillel, Daniel. Out of the Earth: Civilization and the Life of the Soil. University of California Press. 1992. 978-0-520-08080-5. none.
• Book: Hillel, Daniel. Rivers of Eden: The Struggle for Water and the Quest for Peace in the Middle East. Oxford University Press. 1994. 978-0-19-508068-1. 5. none.
• Book: Hillel, Daniel. Environmental Soil Physics: Fundamentals, Applications, and Environmental Considerations. Elsevier. 1998. 978-0-08-054415-1. 5. none.
• Book: Hillel, Daniel. Salinity Management for Sustainable Irrigation. World Bank Publications. 2000. 978-0-8213-4773-7. 5. none.
• Book: Hillel, Daniel. Introduction to Environmental Soil Physics. Elsevier. 2003. 978-0-08-049577-4. 5. none.
• Book: Hillel, Daniel. The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures. Columbia University Press. 2006. 978-0-231-13363-0. 5. none.
• Book: Hillel, Daniel. Soil in the Environment: Crucible of Terrestrial Life. Elsevier. 2007. 978-0-08-055496-9. 5. none.
• Book: Hillel, Daniel. Applications of Soil Physics. Elsevier. 2012. 978-0-323-15213-6. 5. none.
• Book: Hillel, Daniel. Soil and Water: Physical Principles and Processes. Elsevier. 2012. 978-0-323-15670-7. 5. none.
• Book: Hillel, Daniel. Introduction to Soil Physics. Academic Press. 2013. 978-0-08-091869-3. 5. none.
• Book: Hillel, Daniel. Fundamentals of Soil Physics. Academic Press. 2013. 978-0-08-091870-9. 5. none.
• Book: Hillel, Daniel. Memories And Reflections: The Life, Work And Observations Of An Agricultural And Environmental Scientist. Imperial College Press. World Scientific.. 2014. 978-1-78326-574-9. 5. none.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rosenzweig. Cynthia. Cynthia E. Rosenzweig. 22 March 2021. In Memoriam: Daniel Hillel. 23 May 2022. . .
2. Web site: Krajick. Kevin. 2012-06-12. Daniel Hillel, Originator of High-Efficiency Irrigation, to Receive World Food Prize. 2021-12-11. State of the Planet. en.
3. Web site: 3 March 2021. The World Food Prize Foundation Offers Tribute to 2012 Laureate Dr. Daniel Hillel. 2021-12-11. The World Food Prize Foundation.
4. Web site: 6 December 2021. Daniel Hillel, Pioneer in High-Efficiency Irrigation, to Receive World Food Prize. 2021-12-11. The Earth Institute. Columbia University..
5. Web site: Alumni Bibliographies. Publications by Daniel Hillel.. 2021-12-11. Goddard Institute for Space Studies. NASA..