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Sir Alfred Mond

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Sir Alfred Mond · Science & Medicine

What

Industrial chemist and founder of ICI

When

1868, Farnworth, Lancashire, England — 1930, London, England

Where

United Kingdom

Biography

Sir Alfred Mond is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Industrial chemist and founder of ICI

How & why

Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett, was a British industrialist, chemist and politician who founded Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), one of the world's largest chemical companies. A prominent Zionist, he helped establish the Jewish Agency and championed Jewish settlement in Palestine. He is Jewish.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry

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Industrial chemist and founder of ICI

1868

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry