Chaim Weizmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Chaim Weizmann

Zionist leader, 1st president of Israel

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1874

Place of Birth: Motal, Brest Region, Belarus

Date of Death: 09-Nov-1952

Profession: politician, chemist, pedagogue, university teacher, autobiographer

Nationality: United Kingdom, Israel

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Chaim Azriel Weizmann (Hebrew: ???? ?????? ????? Hayyim Azri'el Vaytsman, Russian: ???? ??????? Khaim Veytsman; 27 November 1874 – 9 November 1952) 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.
It was Weizmann who convinced the United States government to recognize the newly formed state of Israel. Weizmann was also a noted biochemist 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, Israel (which was later re-named the Weizmann Institute of Science in his honor), and was instrumental in the establishment of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.