Michael Albeck

Michael Albeck was born in 1934 in Berlin

Michael Albeck was born in Berlin in October 1934 to Hanoch and Henya Albeck. His father was a professor of Talmud at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The family moved to Mandatory Palestine in 1935 and settled in Jerusalem.

He studied chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He earned a master's degree in 1959 and a doctorate in 1962.

From 1962 to 1964 he was a principal investigator at the Institute for Fiber and Forest Products in Jerusalem. He then headed the chemical laboratories of Mekorot until 1965, when he joined Bar-Ilan University. He became a full professor in 1978.

At Bar-Ilan he was twice dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, rector from 1982 to 1986 and president from 1986 to 1989. He also served as President of the Israel Chemical Society and sat on the boards of Teva and Dead Sea Works. His research deals with tellurium compounds, and he published over 120 papers and patents.

He became professor emeritus in 2003. He was married to Shulamit Albeck, and they have four children, including chemistry professor Amnon Albeck.