David Levy

Background

Levy, David was born on February 17, 1939 in Istanbul, Turkey. Son of Yosef and Rivka (Chukriel) Levy.

Education

Bachelor of Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1963. Master of Science, The Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot, Israel, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy in Agriculture, The Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot, Israel, 1973.

Career

Assistant for research and teaching Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot, 1965-1971. State advisor for vegetable seed production Ministry of Agriculture, Tel Aviv, 1971-1973. Lecturer The Volcani Ctr, Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, Israel, 1974-1978, senior lecturer Israel, 1978-1985, associate professor Israel, 1985-1992, professor Israel, since 1993, head Institute Field and Garden Crops Israel, 1993-2001.

Achievements

• David Levy has been listed as a noteworthy plant physiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Israel Society of Botany, European Association for Potato Research, European Association of Plant Physiology.

Connections

Married Nitza Ginzburg. Children:Ori, Ido, Zohar.

Father:

Yosef Levy

Mother:

Rivka (Chukriel) Levy

Spouse:

Nitza Ginzburg

child:

Zohar Levy

child:

Ido Levy

child:

Ori Levy