Background
Kaufman, Asher Selig was born on July 7, 1925 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Isaac and Zlate (Caplan) Kaufman. arrived in Israel, 1959.
Kaufman, Asher Selig was born on July 7, 1925 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Isaac and Zlate (Caplan) Kaufman. arrived in Israel, 1959.
Bachelor of Science, University Edinburgh, 1945. Bachelor of Science in Physics with honors, University Edinburgh, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Edinburgh, 1954.
National service researcher Ferranti Ltd., Edinburgh, Scotland, 1945-1947. National secretary Bnei Akiva Youth Organization, London, 1948-1949. Researcher, group leader Associated Electrical Inds., Aldermaston, England, 1954-1959.
Associate professor, researcher The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 1959-1987, emeritus professor, since 1987. Honorary researcher fellow The College Judea and Samaria, since 1998. Researcher on the Temples of Jerusalem.
Committee member Israel Physical Society, 1970-1973, Studies Institute, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 1971-1974. Member select committee Jerusalem Municipality, 1984. With Israeli Defense Forces, 1967, 73.
Fellow Institute Physics. Member European Physical Society, Association Jewish Studies.
Married Josephine Hilda Corman, August 28, 1950. Children: Rachel (deceased), Samuel Baruch.