Daniel Hillel

"We weren't the sons and grandsons in a long family line of farmers, so we had to start anew. This turned out to be an advantage" - Hillel[1]

Daniel Hillel (13 September 1930 – 9 March 2021) was an Israeli–American agronomist, researcher and author.[2] Hillel was the World Food Prize laureate for 2012.[2]

Life

Hillel was born in Los Angeles, United States.[3] He was raised in Palestine and later Israel.[4][3] He lived on a kibbutz, traditional agriculture based communities in Israel.[3] On returning to the States he completed his high school, and went on to study agronomy from University of Georgia and earth sciences from Rutgers University.[4] In 1957 he completed his doctorate in soil physics and ecology at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, followed by two years as a postdoctoral researcher at University of California.[4] During the 1950s, Hillel took part in Israel's first effort to map its agriculture related resources. He then joined the agriculture community at Sde Boker.[4] In the coming decades, he would use his expertise in irrigation to help improve agricultural output in 30 countries.[5] Hillel was on the staff of Goddard Institute for Space Studies.[6]

Bibliography

  • Hillel, Daniel (1992). Out of the Earth: Civilization and the Life of the Soil. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-08080-5.
  • ————— (1994). Rivers of Eden: The Struggle for Water and the Quest for Peace in the Middle East. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-508068-1.
  • ————— (1998). Environmental Soil Physics: Fundamentals, Applications, and Environmental Considerations. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-08-054415-1.
  • ————— (2000). Salinity Management for Sustainable Irrigation. World Bank Publications. ISBN 978-0-8213-4773-7.
  • ————— (2003). Introduction to Environmental Soil Physics. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-08-049577-4.
  • ————— (2006). The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-13363-0.
  • ————— (2007). Soil in the Environment: Crucible of Terrestrial Life. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-08-055496-9.
  • ————— (2012). Applications of Soil Physics. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-323-15213-6.
  • ————— (2012). Soil and Water: Physical Principles and Processes. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-323-15670-7.
  • ————— (2013). Introduction to Soil Physics. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-08-091869-3.
  • ————— (2013). Fundamentals of Soil Physics. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-08-091870-9.
  • ————— (2014). Memories And Reflections: The Life, Work And Observations Of An Agricultural And Environmental Scientist. Imperial College Press. World Scientific. ISBN 978-1-78326-574-9.

References

  1. ^ Blanche, Aubrey (2012-07-12). "Daniel Hillel". Circle of Blue. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  2. ^ a b Rosenzweig, Cynthia (22 March 2021). "In Memoriam: Daniel Hillel". World Scientific. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Krajick, Kevin (2012-06-12). "Daniel Hillel, Originator of High-Efficiency Irrigation, to Receive World Food Prize". State of the Planet. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  4. ^ a b c d "The World Food Prize Foundation Offers Tribute to 2012 Laureate Dr. Daniel Hillel". The World Food Prize Foundation. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  5. ^ "Daniel Hillel, Pioneer in High-Efficiency Irrigation, to Receive World Food Prize". The Earth Institute. Columbia University. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  6. ^ "Alumni Bibliographies. Publications by Daniel Hillel". Goddard Institute for Space Studies. NASA. Retrieved 2021-12-11.