Background
Lengy, Jacob Israel was born on March 14, 1928 in Tel Aviv. Son of Herman Meyer and Shulamith (Leader) Lengy.
Lengy, Jacob Israel was born on March 14, 1928 in Tel Aviv. Son of Herman Meyer and Shulamith (Leader) Lengy.
Bachelor, Colorado University, 1951. Master of Science in Biology, Wyoming University, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy summa cum laude, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1961.
Graduate teaching assistant department biology, Wyoming U., Laramie, 1955-1957; graduate research fellow department parasitology, Hebrew U., 1958-1960; teaching assistant department microbiology, Tel Aviv U., 1960-1961; from instructor to lecturer department microbiology, Tel Aviv U., 1961-1963; senior lecturer, Tel Aviv U., 1963-1966; associate professor Medical School, Tel Aviv U., 1966-1972; professor parasitology Medical School, Tel Aviv U., 1972-1996; professor emeritus, Tel Aviv U., since 1997; head section parasitology Medical School, Tel Aviv U., since 1972; department chairman human microbiology Medical School, Tel Aviv U., 1981-1985, 89-91. Consultant in parasitology Ichilov Municipal Hospital, Tel Aviv, since 1966, ZamenhoffCen. Sick-Fund Laboratory, Tel Aviv, 1964-1991.
Staff sergeant United States Air Force, 1951-1953. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Parasitologists, New York Academy of Sciences, Israel Society Parasitology (co-founder, deputy chair 1978-1979, chairman 1980-1983), World Federation Parasitologists (Israeli representative 1978-1985).
Married Sima Hassidoff, February 11, 1958. Children: Orith, Amnon, Assaf.