Giulio Racah

Giulio Racah
ג'וליו רקח
BornFebruary 9, 1909
Florence, Italy
DiedAugust 28, 1965 (1965-08-29) (aged 56)
Florence, Italy
AwardsWeizmann Prize (1953)

Giulio (Yoel) Racah (Hebrew: ג'וליו (יואל) רקח; February 9, 1909 – August 28, 1965) was an Italian–Israeli physicist and mathematician. He was Acting President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from 1961 to 1962.

The crater Racah on the Moon is named after him.