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Josef Singer

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “former president and professor of technion – israel institute of technology”. Today it says “israeli aeronautical engineer”.
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Josef Singer is the former president and professor of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology .1 He was the recipient of the Israel Prize in 2000 for his lifetime achievement in the field of aeronautical engineering. He completed his education at Imperial College, University of London, and the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.2

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Then

former president and professor of technion – israel institute of technology

Now

israeli aeronautical engineer

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