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The '''Weizmann Institute of Science''' is an institution of higher education in Rehovot, Israel.

==History==
The Institute, originally called the [[Daniel Sieff Research Institute]] was founded in 1934 by [[Chaim Weizmann]] an academic chemist formerly at [[Manchester University]] and a leading Zionist activist. It was renamed the Weizmann Institute of Science in his honor on November 2, 1949 after he became the first President of the newly created Israeli state. 


==People==
===Presidents===

*[[Chaim Weizmann]] (1949–1952; 1934–1952 if predecessor Daniel Sieff Institute included)
*[[Abba Eban]] (1959–1966)
*[[Meyer Weisgal]] (1966–1970)
*[[Albert Sabin]] (1970–1972)
*[[Israel Dostrovsky]] (1972–1975)
*[[Michael Sela]] (1975–1985)
*[[Aryeh Dvoretzky]] (1985–1988)
*[[Haim Harari]] (1988–2001)
*[[Ilan Chet]] (2001–2006)
*[[Daniel Zajfman]] (2006–present)<ref>Weizmann Institute [http://www.weizmann.ac.il/homepage/pages/pastofficers.shtml Past officers of the Weizmann Institute]</ref>

==Resources==
*Institute for Research - Middle Eastern Policy [http://irmep.org/ILA/weizmann/default.asp The Weizmann Institute of Science: FBI counterespionage file] Israel Lobby Archive.

==See also==
[[Weizmann UK]]

==Notes==
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[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category:Higher Education in Israel]]