About Moshé Prywes
Lived 1914 – 1998 (aged 83–84). Moshé Prywes was an Israeli and Polish physician, known for Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Moshe Prywes (; January 3, 1914 - March 1998) was a Polish-Israeli physician and educator. He was the first President of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (1973-1975).
Biography Prywes was born in Warsaw, Poland. He studied medicine for two years at the University of Tours in France, and graduated from the University of Warsaw in 1939. When Ben-Gurion University was founded in the Negev, he served as its first president from 1973 to 1975, succeeded by Yosef Tekoah. He was a member of the World Health Organization (WHO). He was married to dentist Isabelle Priwes who died in 1965 and later to nurse Raquela Levy Brzezinski Prywes who died in 1985.
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Who was Moshé Prywes?
Polish-Israeli physician
When was Moshé Prywes born?
Moshé Prywes was born on 3 January 1914 in Warsaw.
When did Moshé Prywes die?
Moshé Prywes died in 1998.
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Moshé Prywes was a physician.
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Moshé Prywes was known for Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
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Moshé Prywes was Israeli and Polish.
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