Background
Jortner, Joshua was born on March 14, 1933 in Poland. Son of Arthur and Regina Jortner.
Jortner, Joshua was born on March 14, 1933 in Poland. Son of Arthur and Regina Jortner.
Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew University Jerusalem. Doctor (honorary), Ben Gurion University Negev, Israel, 1985. Doctor (honorary), Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris, 1986.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Technology University Munich, 1996. Doctor of Science (honorary), The Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, 2005. Doctor honoris causa, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 2005.
Doctor rerum naturalium honoris causa, Free University Berlin, 2005. Doctor rerum naturalium honoris causa, The Humboldt University Berlin, 2005.
Instructor department physical chemistry Hebrew University Jerusalem, 1961-1962, senior lecturer, 1963-1965. Associate professor Tel Aviv University, 1965-1966, professor, 1966—2002, emeritus, since 2002, head School Chemistry, 1966—1972, deputy rector, 1966-1969, vice president, 1970-1972. Research associate University Chicago, 1962—1964, visiting professor, 1965—1971, hockey club Orsted Institute, University Copenhagen, 1974, 78, University California, Berkeley, 1975.
Sherman Fairchild distinguished scholar, visiting professor California Institute of Technology, 1977. Hinshelwood lecturer Oxford University, 1995. Blaise Pascal professor Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, 1999—2000.
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry (past president 2000-2001, vice president 1996-1997, president 1998-1999), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Royal Netherlands Academy Arts and Sciences (foreign), Learned Society of Czech Republic, United States National Academy of Sciences (foreign associate), Indian Academy of Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Romanian Academy of Sciences, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Russian Academy of Sciences (foreign), Polish Academy of Sciences, Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters (foreign member), American Philosophical Society, International Academy Quantum Molecular Scis, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities (vice president 1980-1986, president 1986-1995).
Married Ruth Sanger, January 26, 1960. 2 children.