David Kroyanker is an Israeli

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

 architect and architectural historian. In 2010, he was named a Yakir Yerushalayim

Yakir Yerushalayim

Yakir Yerushalayim is an annual citizenship prize in Jerusalem, Israel, inaugurated in 1967.The prize is awarded annually by the municipality of the City of Jerusalem to one or more residents of the city who have contributed to the cultural and educational life of the city in some outstanding way....

 (Worthy Citizen of Jerusalem) for his research and documentation of the architectural heritage of Jerusalem. Kroyanker has written dozens of books about the city's architecture and urban planning.

Biography

David Kroyanker was born in Jerusalem in 1939. His father, Dr. Gustav Krojanker, was a German Zionist activist, journalist and art researcher. His mother, Dr. Edith Kroyanker, was a public sector lawyer. He served in the Israel Defense Forces

Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...

 as a paratrooper. He studied at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. After returning from England, he worked for a short time for the architectural firm of David Resnick in Jerusalem. He then worked for the urban planning department of the Jerusalem Municipality under Meron Benvenisti

Meron Benvenisti

Meron Benvenisti is an Israeli political scientist who was Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem under Teddy Kollek from 1971 to 1978, during which he administered East Jerusalem and served as Jerusalem's Chief Planning Officer. He is a medieval scholar and published books and maps on the Crusader period in...

, specializing in building preservation.