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Leslie Leiserowitz

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Leslie Leiserowitz · Science & Medicine

What

Chemist known for molecular crystals and crystal growth

When

1934, Johannesburg, South Africa

Where

South Africa · Israel

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Biography

Leslie Leiserowitz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Chemist known for molecular crystals and crystal growth

How & why

Born in Johannesburg, Leiserowitz emigrated to Israel and built his career at the Weizmann Institute, where he became a leading crystallographer. Often working with Meir Lahav, he used X-ray methods to understand how organic molecules pack and how crystals nucleate and grow, with applications from tailored crystals to the study of malaria pigment. He is Jewish and Israeli.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry

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Chemist known for molecular crystals and crystal growth

1934

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry