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Dany Leviatan

Dany Leviatan is an Israeli mathematician who served as rector of Tel Aviv University from 2005 to 2010.

born 1942Rector of Tel Aviv UniversityResearch in approximation theoryActing president of Tel Aviv University

Born: 21 February 1942, Jerusalem
Occupation: mathematician
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dany Leviatan was born in 1942 in Jerusalem

Dany Leviatan was born in Jerusalem on 21 February 1942. He lives in Tel Aviv, is married to Professor Talma Leviatan, and has 3 children.

He earned his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He studied for his first two degrees within the Academic Atuda program. He submitted his doctorate in 1966, under Professor Amnon Jakimovski.

While working on his doctorate, he served as a mathematician in the Israel Air Force.

He began teaching at Tel Aviv University in 1965 and was a visiting lecturer at the University of Illinois from 1967 to 1970. He became associate professor in 1972 and full professor in 1976, and headed the Department of Mathematics, the Faculty of Exact Sciences and the School of Mathematics. His research deals with approximation theory, and he published about 130 papers.

He was rector of Tel Aviv University from 2005 to 2010. After President Zvi Galil resigned in July 2009, he also served as acting president. He chairs a Council for Higher Education committee for appointing professors in the natural sciences, engineering and health.