Dahlia Greidinger

Israeli scientist

Dahlia Greidinger (July 27, 1926 – July 16, 1979) was an Israeli scientist who played a key role in developing the country's chemical industry.[1]

Dahlia Greidinger
Born(1926-07-27)July 27, 1926
Tel Aviv, Israel
DiedJuly 16, 1979(1979-07-16) (aged 52)
OccupationChemist
Children4; Mooky Greidinger (son), Israel Greidinger (son)

Greidinger was born in 1926 in Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv. She was educated in Switzerland, and earned a Master of Science degree in chemistry.

Career

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Greidinger worked as an editor for the Israel Scientific Council Magazine. Later, she became a teaching and research assistant at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.[2]

As Director of Research and Development at Deshanim Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd., she helped the country grow into Israel's largest fertilizer supplier.

Legacy

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Greidinger's scientific work, including patents on fertilizer compositions, left a lasting legacy in the field.

She died in 1979 after a decade-long battle with cancer, leaving behind a family that continues to carry on her legacy in the cinema industry.[3][4]

References

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  1. "Dr. Dahlia Gredinger". technion.ac.il. Technion — Israel Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on September 9, 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. "Fertilizers & Chemicals". iclfertilizers.com. [permanent dead link]
  3. Kotler Hadari, Zeela; Uni, Assaf (5 January 2020). "First Haifa, then Tel Aviv, then the world". Globes.
  4. Frean, Alexandra (December 6, 2017). "Cineworld: Behind the Scene: From early talkies to talking turkey on global expansion". The Times. Retrieved February 24, 2021.