Eli Shamir, an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 91.
He was the Jean and Helene Alfassa Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Born Eliahu Shamir in Jerusalem on July 1, 1934, he studied at the Tachkemoni School and Hebrew University Secondary School before attending the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He also served as the first operations research officer in the Israeli Air Force as part of the Atuda program. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, he volunteered to prepare defenses in Jerusalem.
Eliahu “Eli” Shamir (Hebrew: אליהו (אלי) שמיר; 1 July 1934 – 5 March 2026) was an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist, the Jean and Helene Alfassa Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.