Chaim Weizmann
Politician
1874 – 1952
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Who was Chaim Weizmann?
Chaim Azriel Weizmann was a Zionist leader and Israeli statesman who served as President of the Zionist Organization and later as the First President of Israel. He was elected on 1 February 1949, and served until his death in 1952. Weizmann convinced the United States government to recognize the newly formed state of Israel.
Weizmann was also a biochemist who developed the acetone–butanol–ethanol fermentation process, which produces acetone through bacterial fermentation. He founded the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel.
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- Born
- Nov 27, 1874
Motal - Also known as
- חיים עזריאל ויצמן
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Vera Weizmann
(1906 - )
- Vera Weizmann
- Children
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Israelis
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Israel
- Profession
- Education
- University of Fribourg
Chemistry - Technische Universität Darmstadt
Chemistry
- University of Fribourg
- Died
- Nov 9, 1952
Rehovot
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on July 23, 2013
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