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
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Children
Religion
  • Judaism
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
  • Israelis
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
  • Israel
Profession
Education
  • University of Fribourg
    Chemistry
  • Technische Universität Darmstadt
    Chemistry
Died
Nov 9, 1952
Rehovot

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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