# Abraham Katzir

> Abraham Katzir is a Professor of Physics at Tel Aviv University, holding the Carol and Mel Taub Chair in Applied Medical Physics. He is the son of Professor Aharon Katzir, also a scientist, who was killed in 1972 in Ben-Gurion Airport by Japanese terrorists. His uncle, Professor Ephraim Katzir, was the President of Israel.

*Israeli physicist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/abraham-katzir

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Israel
- **Born:** 1941
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Abraham Katzir is a Professor of Physics at Tel Aviv University, holding the Carol and Mel Taub Chair in Applied Medical Physics. He is the son of Professor Aharon Katzir, also a scientist, who was killed in 1972 in Ben-Gurion Airport by Japanese terrorists. His uncle, Professor Ephraim Katzir, was the President of Israel.

## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 68.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Abraham Katzir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Katzir)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11180198)

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