Liviu Librescu

Liviu Librescu (; ; August 18, 1930 –  April 16, 2007) was a Romanian-born Israeli and American scientist and engineer. He was a professor whose major research fields were aerodynamics and aeroelasticity. He was born in Ploiești, Romania. He was the professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech.

He was a known academic in addition to being a survivor of the Holocaust, he was most widely known for his heroic actions during the Virginia Tech shootings, in which he held off the gunman, giving all but one of his students enough time to escape through the windows.Holocaust Survivor, Professor Killed Helping Students Escape, Fox News, April 17, 2007. Accessed February 20, 2008. Shot and killed during the attack, Librescu was awarded the Order of the Star of Romania, Romania's highest civilian honor. 

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Other websites

 In Memoriam , Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics
 Librescu Family Condolence Page , Chabad on Campus Foundation
 BBC profile
 The Librescu Jewish Student Center 

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