Background
Maos, Jacob O. was born on August 16, 1924 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Son of Chaskiel and Rosa (Strauss) Hoffman.
Maos, Jacob O. was born on August 16, 1924 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Son of Chaskiel and Rosa (Strauss) Hoffman.
Bachelor of Architecture, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy in Geography, Johns Hopkins University, 1974.
Consultant, Jewish Agy: Rural Settlement Department, Israel, 1958-1964;
consultant, International Cooperation Programs, 1964-1966;
regional consultant, World Health Organization, Latin American, 1966-1975;
Research associate, Settlement Study Center, Israel, 1976-1978;
professor geography, U. Haifa, Israel, 1978-1990;
professor emeritus, U. Haifa, Israel, since 1990. Consultant Center for Housing Building and Planning: United Nations, 1976-1987. Chairman Golan Research Institute, Israel, since 1983.
Chair department geography U. Haifa, 1983-1986. Member academic advising committee Settlement Study Center, Rehovot, Israel, since 1988.
Captain Israel Defense Force, 1948-1950. Member Association of America Geographers (Distinguished scholar award 1990), Israel Association of Engineers and Architects, Haifa Rowing Club.
Married Ruth Blumenfeld, February 13, 1951. Children: Gadi, Merav, Dan.