Chaim Weizmann — Israeli Leader born on November 27, 1874, died on November 09, 1952
Chaim Azriel Weizmann (Hebrew: חיים עזריאל ויצמן Ḥayīm Wayzman, Russian: Хаим Вейцман Khaim Veytsman; 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... (wikipedia)