David Rosen (entomologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Israeli entomologist
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Place of Birth: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
About David Rosen (entomologist)
- David Rosen (20 April 1936 - 8 January 1997 ) was an Israeli entomologist known for his work on pest control.
- He was also a specialist on the taxonomy of the Chalcidoidea.
- He served as Vigevani Professor of Agriculture and Professor of Entomology at the Faculty of Agriculture of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Rosen was born to Josef and Fela in Tel-Aviv where he went to high school.
- He later studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and studied under Zvi Avidov followed by Ph.D.
- studies under Israel Cohen on biological control in citrus.
- He was awarded the Jacobson Prize for citrus research in 1965.
- His postdoctoral studies were with Paul DeBach at the University of California, Riverside after which he returned to Israel to work at the Hebrew University.
- He died of cancer in 1997.
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