What is Liviu Librescu?
'''Liviu Librescu''' ({{IPA-ro|ˈlivju liˈbresku}}; {{lang-he|ליביו ליברסקו}}; August 18, 1930 &ndash; April 16, 2007) was a [[Romania]]n-born [[Israel]]i and [[Americans|American]] [[scientist]] and [[engineer]]. He was a [[professor]] whose major [[research]] [[Field of study|fields]] were [[aerodynamics]] and aeroelasticity. He was [[Birth|born]] in [[Ploiești]], [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]]. He was the [[professor]] of Engineering Science and Mechanics at [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|Virginia Tech]].<ref name=CV>{{Cite web |url=http://www.esm.vt.edu/~llibresc/RESUME%20L.%20Librescu.pdf |title=Liviu Librescu's Curriculum Vitae |access-date=2016-06-01 |archive-date=2007-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613234929/http://www.esm.vt.edu/~llibresc/RESUME%20L.%20Librescu.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 shooting|Virginia Tech shootings]], in which he held off the gunman, giving all but one of his students enough time to escape through the windows.<ref name=DH>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,266506,00.html Holocaust Survivor, Professor Killed Helping Students Escape], ''[[Fox News]]'', April 17, 2007. Accessed February 20, 2008.</ref> Shot and killed during the attack, Librescu was awarded the ''[[Order of the Star of Romania]]'', Romania's highest civilian honor. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.esm.vt.edu/memoriam/librescu-memoriam.html In Memoriam] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619032347/http://www.esm.vt.edu/memoriam/librescu-memoriam.html |date=2012-06-19 }}, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics * [http://www.chabad.edu/templates/articlecco.html?AID=504498 Librescu Family Condolence Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422051755/http://www.chabad.edu/templates/articlecco.html?AID=504498 |date=2007-04-22 }}, ''Chabad