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Liviu Librescu
Liviu Librescu | |
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| Born | August 18, 1930 |
| Died | April 16, 2007 (aged 76) Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Citizenship | Israel United States[citation needed] Romania |
| Alma mater | Politehnica University of Bucharest |
| Known for | Research in aeroelasticity and aerodynamics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Engineering |
| Institutions | Virginia Tech Tel Aviv University Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[1][2] |
Liviu Librescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈlivju liˈbresku]; Hebrew: ליביו ליברסקו; August 18, 1930 – April 16, 2007) was a Romanian–American scientist and engineer. A prominent academic in addition to being a survivor of the Holocaust, his major research fields were aeroelasticity and aerodynamics.
Librescu is most widely known for his actions during the Virginia Tech shooting, when he held the doors to his lecture hall closed, allowing all but one of his students enough time to escape through the windows.[3] Shot and killed during the attack, Librescu was posthumously awarded the Order of the Star of Romania, the country's highest civilian honor. Coincidentally, Librescu's act of heroism happened on Nisan 27 in the Jewish lunar calendar. That date is Yom HaShoah, which is Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel.
At the time of his death, he was Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech.[4]
- ^ Slavin, Barbara. "Professor who 'did not fear death' likely saved students", USA TODAY, April 17, 2007. Accessed February 20, 2008.
- ^ Hernandez, Raymond. "Victims of Shooting Are Remembered", New York Times April 17, 2007. Accessed February 20, 2008.
- ^ Holocaust Survivor, Professor Killed Helping Students Escape Archived 2007-04-18 at the Wayback Machine, Fox News, April 17, 2007. Accessed February 20, 2008.
- ^ Liviu Librescu's Curriculum Vitae Archived 2007-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
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