Hans Ludwig Striem
My father - from whom I learned
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Born in Berlin, 25 August 1920
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Died in Rehovot, 9 February 2015
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Life Motto: Whatever you are engaged with, do prudently and think of the ending.
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Immigrated with parents and younger sister to Tel Aviv in 1935, and graduated from High School in Tel Aviv. (Matriculation with distinctions) (list in Palestine Post)
Leader and Commander
HisStory
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Served in the British Army with Royal Engineers Pal. 524 Field Survey Coy
during 1942-1946 -
Studied Earth Sciences at Hebrew University in Jerusalem (1946-7)
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1947 Joined the Haganah unit to guard the University on Mount Scopus
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Transferred to Haganah Headquarters in Tel Aviv establishing aerial
photography intelligence at the Topography Department of the Haganah.
Military career - Civil Service
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1948-1968 with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as Head of Research Intelligence Office (lieutenant-Colonel) for over 20 years (Military Awards).
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Retired from military service to continue a civil service as a scientist at the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (1968 - 1985)
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Retired to live with family in Rehovot
Young IDF Officer
"The best is the enemy of the good"
Honored Cadet
With PM David Ben Gurion
Experienced Officer
Renowned complete reliability
Academic career and interests
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Graduated from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (1946-7 on Mount Scopus) majoring in Physics Geology and Mathematics (1954-M.Sc. and 1973-Ph.D.).
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Earth sciences (falts and earthquakes)
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Meteorology (weather mainly precipitation)
Personal life and hobbies
Drawing:
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Since young age of 16 years old at 1936: drawings of early Tel Aviv.
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Civil Engineering technical drawing
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Scientific graphs, plots and diagrams
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Maps from photographs
Collected: