Background
Rigbi, Meir was born on January 26, 1917 in Beirut, Lebanon. Arrived in Israel, 1935. Son of Mordechai Rogovsky and Hanna (Hirschfeld) Rigbi.
Rigbi, Meir was born on January 26, 1917 in Beirut, Lebanon. Arrived in Israel, 1935. Son of Mordechai Rogovsky and Hanna (Hirschfeld) Rigbi.
Master of Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1957.
Member, Chemicals and Biochems. Cooperative Society, Jerusalem, Israel, 1940-1942; lecturer, Kadoorie Agricultural School, Mount Tabor, Israel, 1946-1949; research fellow, Haifa (Israel) Institute Technology, 1949-1950; research biochemist, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, 1950-1953; from instructor to associate professor, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1954-1986; professor emeritus, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, since 1987. President 3d International Conference Leech Scientists, Jerusalem, 1990.
Member Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Jerusalem, since 1985. Board directors Congregation Mevakshei Derekh, Jerusalem, 1974-1998. Sergeant British Army, 1942-1946, Middle East and Italy.
Lieutenant Israeli Defense Forces, 1949. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Israel Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Ruth Eva Miriam Landman. Children: Ruhama-Rachel, Elisheva-Yehudit.