Pedro Burd

Background

Burd, Pedro was born on May 28, 1923 in Buenos Aires. Son of Aron and Paulina (Tarnarutsky) Burd. arrived in Israel, 1973.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University National Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, 1946. Master of Science, University National Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, 1954.

Career

Assistant and associate lecturer in agricultural meteorology and fenology, U. National Cuyo, Mendoza, 1956-1972; senior research in the agro.meteor. Department, University National Cuyo, Mendoza, 1963-1972; assistant and associate lecturer in physics, Facultad Tecnologica Regional, Mendoza, 1965-1972; senior research in agrometeorology, Control Meteorological Institute, Bet Dagan, Israel, 1973-1988; coordinator, lecturer international postgraduate courses agrometeorology, Control Meteorological Institute, W.M.O., Israel, 1976-1982; retired. Lecturer in the postgraduate course of agrometeorology Control Metropolitan Institute ofIsrael and W.M.O., Quinto, Ecuador, 1980, guest lecturer in postgraduate course of agrometeorology and phenology, Piacenza, Italy, 1983.

Achievements

• Pedro Burd has been listed as a noteworthy agrometorological researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president Bnai-Brith, Mendoza, Argentina, 1969-1972. Member Israel Meteorological Association (treasurer 1984-1986).

Interests

• Avocations: science fiction, jazz music planetary studies, traveling.

Connections

Married Adela Tavil, August 12, 1950. Children: Luis Daniel, Julio Aron, Laura.

Father:

Aron Burd

Mother:

Paulina (Tarnarutsky) Burd

Spouse:

Adela Tavil

child:

Julio Aron Burd

child:

Laura Burd

child:

Luis Daniel Burd