Leo Picard
Leo Picard · Science & Medicine
Geologist regarded as the father of geology in Israel and a pioneer of its hydrogeology
1900, Wangen im Allgäu, Germany — 1997, Jerusalem, Israel
Germany · Mandatory Palestine · Israel
Leo Picard is recognized among Israeli contributors to Science & Medicine — Geologist regarded as the father of geology in Israel and a pioneer of its hydrogeology
Picard, a German-born Jewish geologist who emigrated to Mandatory Palestine, is regarded as the father of geology in Israel and a pioneer of its hydrogeology. He mapped the region's structure and groundwater, laying the scientific basis for Israel's water supply, and founded the geology department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His studies of the Jordan Rift Valley and regional aquifers remain foundational.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
Geologist regarded as the father of geology in Israel and a pioneer of its hydrogeology
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
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