Weizmann

Weizmann

Weizman(n) is a surname, common amongst Jews, that may refer to:
* Ezer Weizman, the seventh President of the State of Israel (1993-2000)
* Chaim Weizmann, a chemist, statesman, President of the World Zionist Organization, first President of Israel and founder of a research institute in Israel which eventually became the Weizmann Institute of Science
** Weizmann Institute of Science, a world-renowned institute of higher learning and research in Rehovot, Israel
** Faisal-Weizmann Agreement, an agreement signed as part of the Paris Peace Conference, 1919
** Weizmann organism, a commercially valuable bacterium, included in the genus "Clostridium"
** WEIZAC (Weizmann Automatic Computer), the first computer in Israel, and possibly the first large-scale, stored-program, electronic computer outside the US and Europe
* Maria Weizmann, a sister of Israeli politician and notable scientist Chaim Weizmann
* Vera Weizmann, wife of Chaim Weizmann, medical doctor and a Zionist activist

ee also

*Weitzmann
*Weismann

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  • Weizmann — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Chaim Weizmann (1874–1952), erster Staatspräsident Israels Ezer Weizmann (1924–2005), siebter Staatspräsident Israels Siehe auch: Weitzman Weitzmann Weizmann Institut, benannt nach Chaim Weizmann …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • WEIZMANN — WEIZMANN, Russian family, one of whose members, chaim weizmann , became the first president of the State of Israel. There were 15 children in the family. OZER (1850–1911), the head of the family, was a timber transporter and the only Jew… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Weizmann — Weizmann,   Chaijim, israelischer Wissenschaftler und Politiker, * Motyli (bei Pinsk, Weißrussland) 27. 11. 1874, ✝ Rehovot 9. 11. 1952, Onkel von E. Weizman; Biochemiker, seit 1903 Professor für Biochemie in Manchester, leitete 1916 19 die… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Weizmann — Weizmann, Chaim …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Weizmann — [vīts′män΄; ] E [ wīts′mən] Chaim [khī′im] 1874 1952; Israeli chemist & Zionist leader, born in Russia: 1st president of Israel (1948 52) …   English World dictionary

  • Weizmann —  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie des personnes (réelles ou fictives) partageant un même patronyme. Le patronyme Weizmann a été porté par : Chaim Weizmann, premier président d Israël ; Ezer Weizman, septième président d Israël,… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Weizmann — noun Israeli statesman who persuaded the United States to recognize the new state of Israel and became its first president (1874 1952) • Syn: ↑Chaim Weizmann, ↑Chaim Azriel Weizmann • Instance Hypernyms: ↑statesman, ↑solon, ↑national leader …   Useful english dictionary

  • Weizmann — n. Chaim Ariel Weizmann (1874 1952), Russian born Israeli chemist and statesman, first president of the modern state of Israel; family name …   English contemporary dictionary

  • WEIZMANN, CHAIM — (1874–1952), first president of the State of Israel, president of the (World) Zionist Organization (1920–31 and 1935–46), and distinguished scientist. He was born on Nov. 27, 1874 (8 Kislev 5635), in the village of Motol near Pinsk, in the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE — WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, a center of scientific research and graduate study, is located on 300 acres (1.2 sq km) of lawns and gardens in the town of Reḥovot, Israel – 14 miles (22 km) south of Tel Aviv and 35 miles (50 km) west of Jerusalem …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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