| Josef Singer | |
| Native Name: | יוסף זינגר |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Vienna |
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| Known For: | President of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology |
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Josef ("Josi") Singer (יוסף זינגר; August 24, 1923 – November 12, 2009) is a former president and professor of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.[1] [2]
Singer was born in Vienna.[1] He and his family immigrated to Haifa, Israel in 1933 when he was 10 years old, and he served for three years as a pilot with Britain's Royal Air Force during World War II.[1]
He completed his education at Imperial College London, and the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Singer was the President of Technion from 1982 to 1986.[8] He replaced Amos Horev as President, and was in turn succeeded by Max Reis.[8]
He was the recipient of the Israel Prize in 2000 for his lifetime achievement in the field of aeronautical engineering.