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Chaim Weizmann

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Also known as Chaim Azriel Weizmann

Israeli statesman and British chemist (1874–1952)

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Chaim Weizmann (1874–1952) was a male chemist, politician, and university teacher who served as President of Israel. Born in Motal, he held citizenship in Israel, the United Kingdom, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. A member of the General Zionists party, he was educated at the Technical University of Darmstadt, the University of Freiburg, and Technische Universität Berlin. He worked for the Weizmann Institute of Science, the University of Geneva, and Victoria University of Manchester.

Weizmann was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. He spoke Hebrew, English, French, and Yiddish. His spouse was Vera Weizmann, and he had an unmarried partner named Sophia Getzowa. He died in Rehovot, where he is also buried.

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Place of birth
Motal
Place of death
Rehovot
Spouse
Vera Weizmann
Occupation
university teacher
Educated at
Technische Universität Berlin
Political party
General Zionists
Languages spoken
Yiddish
Religion
Judaism
Academic degree
doctorate
Image
Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - President Chaim Weizmann (retouched).jpg
Number of children
2
Work location
Weizmann Institute of Science
Political ideology
Zionism
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Chaim Weizmann
date of birth
1874-11-27
date of death
1952-11-09
member of
Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
name in native language
חיים ויצמן
place of burial
Rehovot
unmarried partner
Sophia Getzowa
archives at
Gnazim Institute archive
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Chaim Azriel Weizmann (/ˈkaɪm ˈwaɪtsmən/ KYME WYTES-mən; 27 November 1874 – 9 November 1952) was an Israeli statesman, biochemist, and Zionist leader who served as president of the Zionist Organization and later as the first president of Israel. He was elected on 16 February 1949, and served until his death in 1952. Weizmann was instrumental in obtaining the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and convincing the United States government to recognize the newly formed State of Israel in 1948.

As a biochemist, Weizmann is considered to be the 'father' of industrial fermentation. He developed the acetone–butanol–ethanol fermentation process, which produces acetone, n-butanol and ethanol through bacterial fermentation. His acetone production method was of great importance in the manufacture of cordite explosive propellants for the British war industry during World War I. He founded the Sieff Research Institute in Rehovot (later renamed the Weizmann Institute of Science in his honor), and was instrumental in the establishment of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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