Aharon Katzir
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Aharon Katzir (Aharon Katzir-Katchalsky) (1914 – 1972) was an Israeli pioneer in the study of the electrochemistry of biopolymers.
Born 1914 in Łódź, Poland, he moved to Israel in 1925, where he taught at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. There, he adopted his Hebrew surname Katzir.
He was killed in the terrorist attack on Lod Airport in 1972.
Israel has since issued a postage stamp in his memory.
Katchalsky crater, on the Moon, is named after him.
His younger brother, Ephraim Katzir, became the President of Israel in 1973.
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