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Chaim Weizmann

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Chaim Weizmann , 1874-1952, scientist and Zionist leader, first president (1948-52) of Israel, b. Russia, grad. Univ. of Freiburg, 1899. He lectured in chemistry at the Univ. of Geneva (1901-3) and later taught at the Univ. of Manchester. Active in Zionism from his youth, Weizmann first visited Palestine in 1907. He became a British subject in 1910, and in World War I he was (1916-19) director of the British admiralty laboratories. He became famous when he developed a synthetic acetone to be used in the manufacture of explosives. In 1917 he helped procure the pro-Zionist declaration of Arthur... Read more
Chaim Weizmann
Chaim Weizmann The Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann (1874-1952) was president of the World Zionist Organization and first president of the state of Israel. Chaim Weizmann, son of Oizer and Rachel Weizmann, was born on Nov. 2, 1874... Read more
Weizmann, Chaim
Weizmann, Chaim RUSSIAN-BORN BRITISH CHEMIST, PRESIDENT...disparate fields, chemist and statesman Chaim Weizmann was born on November 17, 1874, in the...x2013; 269. Kauffman, George B. (1994). "Chaim Weizmann (1874 – 1952): Chemist, Biotechnologist... Read more

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