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 aeroelasticity and aerodynamics. He was born in Ploiesti, Romania. He was 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. 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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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
1930 births
2007 deaths
Engineers from Virginia
Deaths by firearm
Holocaust survivors
Israeli academics
Israeli Jews
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Naturalized citizens of Israel
Naturalized citizens of the United States
Romanian Jews
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