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Hans Ludwig Striem

Hans Ludwig (Lutz) Striem was an Israeli field intelligence lieutenant colonel in the IDF and later a scientist at the Israel Atomic Energy Commission.

1920 to 2015Founding IDF field intelligenceNuclear site licensingThe rainspell concept

Born: 25 August 1920, Berlin
Died: 9 February 2015, Rehovot
Occupation: military personnel, military officer, soldier, scientist
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Rank: Sgan Aluf
Wars: World War II, 1948 Palestine war, Suez Crisis, Six-Day War

Hans Ludwig Striem was born in 1920 in Berlin

Striem was born in Berlin in 1920. His father Hans worked in publishing, and the family left Germany after the rise of Nazism. They tried Paris and Switzerland and settled in Tel Aviv in 1935.

He studied at the Ben-Yehuda Gymnasium in Tel Aviv and finished his matriculation with distinction in 1938. After 1946 he studied physics and geology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He earned an M.Sc. in 1954 and a Ph.D. in 1972 there.

In 1942 he volunteered for the British Army and served in a Royal Engineers survey company in Egypt and Italy, working on aerial photographs and maps. He later joined the Haganah and helped set up IDF field intelligence in 1948. He served until 1968 and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.

From 1968 to 1985 he worked as a scientist at the Israel Atomic Energy Commission. From 1974 he headed the Site Licensing Department. With Rosenan he introduced the concept of rainspells, based on 20 years of Jerusalem rainfall data.

He married Hava Rodberg, and they had 2 sons. They lived in Givatayim and later moved to Rehovot. He died in 2015.

Milestones in Hans Ludwig Striem's life

1920
Born in Berlin.
1935
Immigrated with his family to Tel Aviv.
1942
Volunteered for the British Army.
1946
Began studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
1968
Left the IDF and joined the Israel Atomic Energy Commission.
1972
Received his Ph.D. from the Hebrew University.
1981
Spent a sabbatical as visiting professor at the University of Bonn.
1985
Retired from state service.
2015
Died.

Hans Ludwig Striem served in the military

He served as a sergeant in a Royal Engineers survey company of the British Army from 1942 to 1946, then joined the Haganah. In the IDF he helped found field intelligence, took part in the Sinai War and the Six Day War, and retired in 1968 as a lieutenant colonel.