Liviu Librescu
Liviu Librescu · Science & Medicine
Aeroelasticity researcher and Holocaust survivor who held a classroom door against the Virginia Tech gunman until his students had escaped through the windows
18 August 1930, Ploiești, Romania — 16 April 2007, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Romania · Israel · United States
Liviu Librescu is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Aeroelasticity researcher and Holocaust survivor who held a classroom door against the Virginia Tech gunman until his students had escaped through the windows
Liviu Librescu survived the Holocaust as a child in Romania, was later barred from research for refusing to renounce his Jewish faith and for asking to emigrate, and reached Israel in 1978 before joining Virginia Tech. He published widely on aeroelasticity and aerodynamics. On 16 April 2007 he held his classroom door shut against a gunman while his students climbed out of the windows; all but one survived, and he was shot through the door.
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Aeroelasticity researcher and Holocaust survivor who held a classroom door against the Virginia Tech gunman until his students had escaped through the windows
Source: Wikipedia — Liviu Librescu
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