Daniel Hillel

Daniel Hillel (13 September 1930 – 9 March 2021) was an Israeli–American agronomist, researcher and author.^[2] Hillel was the World Food Prize laureate for 2012.^[2]

"We weren't the sons and grandsons in a long family line of farmers, so we had to start anew. This turned out to be an advantage" - Hillel^[1]

Life

Hillel was born in Los Angeles, United States.^[3] He was raised in Palestine and later Israel.^[4][3] He lived on a kibbutz, traditional agriculture based communities in Israel.^[3] On returning to the States he completed his high school, and went on to study agronomy from University of Georgia and earth sciences from Rutgers University.^[4] In 1957 he completed his doctorate in soil physics and ecology at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, followed by two years as a postdoctoral researcher at University of California.^[4] During the 1950s, Hillel took part in Israel's first effort to map its agriculture related resources. He then joined the agriculture community at Sde Boker.^[4] In the coming decades, he would use his expertise in irrigation to help improve agricultural output in 30 countries.^[5] Hillel was on the staff of Goddard Institute for Space Studies.^[6]

Bibliography

• Hillel, Daniel (1992). Out of the Earth: Civilization and the Life of the Soil. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-08080-5.
• ————— (1994). Rivers of Eden: The Struggle for Water and the Quest for Peace in the Middle East. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-508068-1.
• ————— (1998). Environmental Soil Physics: Fundamentals, Applications, and Environmental Considerations. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-08-054415-1.
• ————— (2000). Salinity Management for Sustainable Irrigation. World Bank Publications. ISBN 978-0-8213-4773-7.
• ————— (2003). Introduction to Environmental Soil Physics. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-08-049577-4.
• ————— (2006). The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-13363-0.
• ————— (2007). Soil in the Environment: Crucible of Terrestrial Life. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-08-055496-9.
• ————— (2012). Applications of Soil Physics. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-323-15213-6.
• ————— (2012). Soil and Water: Physical Principles and Processes. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-323-15670-7.
• ————— (2013). Introduction to Soil Physics. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-08-091869-3.
• ————— (2013). Fundamentals of Soil Physics. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-08-091870-9.
• ————— (2014). Memories And Reflections: The Life, Work And Observations Of An Agricultural And Environmental Scientist. Imperial College Press. World Scientific. ISBN 978-1-78326-574-9.

References

1. Blanche, Aubrey (2012-07-12). "Daniel Hillel". Circle of Blue. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
2. Rosenzweig, Cynthia (22 March 2021). "In Memoriam: Daniel Hillel". World Scientific. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
3. Krajick, Kevin (2012-06-12). "Daniel Hillel, Originator of High-Efficiency Irrigation, to Receive World Food Prize". State of the Planet. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
4. "The World Food Prize Foundation Offers Tribute to 2012 Laureate Dr. Daniel Hillel". The World Food Prize Foundation. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
5. "Daniel Hillel, Pioneer in High-Efficiency Irrigation, to Receive World Food Prize". The Earth Institute. Columbia University. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
6. "Alumni Bibliographies. Publications by Daniel Hillel". Goddard Institute for Space Studies. NASA. Retrieved 2021-12-11.