Shmuel Pevzner

Shmuel Pevzner (Hebrew: שמואל יוסף פבזנר; December 17, 1878 – May 7, 1930) was a Russian-born Jewish writer and industrialist.

He received a traditional Jewish education and then studied engineering at the Berlin Technical Institute, graduating in 1903.

Pevzner's sister, Shifra, married the Jewish writer Mordechai Hakohen.

[2] He was one of the founders of the Hadar Hacarmel neighbourhood in the city and played a key role in the establishment of the Technion in April 1912.

[3] Pevzner served in the Haifa municipality and was a delegate to the Assembly of Representatives (Asefat HaNivkharim).