Chaim Azriel Charles Weizmann b. 27 November 1874 d. 9 November 1952

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27 November 1874 birth: Motal, Russian Empire

1906 marriage: ♀ Вера Исаевна Шацман (Вейцман) [Шацманы] b. 27 November 1881 d. 24 September 1966

2 June 1907 child birth: Манчестер, Англия, Соединенное Королевство, ♂ Беньямин Вейцман [Вейцманы] b. 2 June 1907 d. 31 December 1980

16 November 1916 child birth: ♂ Михаэль Майкл Озер Вейцман [Вейцманы] b. 16 November 1916 d. 2 November 1942

9 November 1952 death: Rehovot, Israel

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Chaim Azriel Weizmann (Hebrew: חיים עזריאל ויצמן‎‎ Hayyim Azri'el Vaytsman, Russian: Хаим Вейцман Khaim Veytsman; 27 November 1874 – 9 November 1952) D.Sc, Sc.D, LL.D 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 16 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. His acetone production method was of great importance for the British war industry during World War I. He founded the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel and was instrumental in the establishment of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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