Ephraim Katzir
Ephraim Katzir | |
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אפרים קציר | |
Katzir in 1978 | |
| 4th President of Israel | |
| In office 24 May 1973 – 29 May 1978 | |
| Prime Minister | Golda Meir Yitzhak Rabin Menachem Begin |
| Preceded by | Zalman Shazar |
| Succeeded by | Yitzhak Navon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May [O.S. 3 May] 1916 Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 30 May 2009 (aged 93) Rehovot, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Political party | Israeli Labor Party |
| Spouse | Nina Gottlieb |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Scientist |
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Ephraim Katzir (Hebrew: אפרים קציר, romanized: Ep̄rayim Qaṣir; 16 May [O.S. 3 May] 1916 – 30 May 2009) was an Israeli biophysicist and Labor Party politician. He was the president of Israel from 1973 until 1978.