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| + | '''Selig Brodetsky''' (10 February 1888, [[Olviopol]], [[Russia]]-18 May 1954) was a [[Great Britain|British]] Professor of Mathematics. |
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| | + | ==Education== |
| | + | * [[Jews' Free School]], London |
| | + | * [[Central Foundation School]], London |
| | + | * Trinity College, [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]] (senior wrangler, 1908) |
| | + | * [[Leipzig University]] (PhD) |
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| | + | ==Career== |
| | + | * Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, [[University of Bristol]], 1914-1919 |
| | + | * Reader, 1920-1924; Professor, 1924-1948 then [[Emeritus Professor]] of Applied Mathematics, [[University of Leeds]] |
| | + | * President of the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] and Chairman of its Executive Council, 1949-1951 |
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| | + | ==Other posts== |
| | + | * Member of the Executive, Zionist World Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine |
| | + | * Honorary President, Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland |
| | + | * Honorary President, World Maccabi Union |
| | + | * President, [[Board of Deputies of British Jews]] |
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| | + | He was a Fellow of the [[Royal Astronomical Society]], [[Royal Aeronautical Society]] and [[Institute of Physics]]. |
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| | + | His sister Rachel married Rabbi [[Solomon Mestel]]; their son is [[Leon Mestel]]. |
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| | + | ==References== |
| | + | * Who's Who (UK) |
| | + | * Dictionary of National Biography |
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| | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Brodetsky, Selig}} |
| | + | [[Category:Academics]] |