Arthur Blok

Arthur Blok (Hebrew: ארתור בלוק; March 19, 1882 – October 14, 1974) was the British-born first administrative head (or Principal, as he was then called) of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa, Israel (then Mandatory Palestine), from 1924 to 1925.

[1] Blok was born in Hornsey, North London, and attended Owen's School.

[2] He was an electrical engineering graduate of University College London (BSc).

[1][2] He was personal assistant to Professor Ambrose Fleming.

[1] Blok was the first administrative head (or Principal, as he was then called) of the Technion, from 1924 to 1925.