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Uzi Even

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Uzi Even · Science & Medicine

What

Israeli chemist (Tel Aviv University); first openly gay member of the Knesset

When

1940, Haifa, Israel (then British Mandate Palestine)

Where

Israel

Biography

Uzi Even is recognized among Israeli contributors to Science & Medicine — Israeli chemist (Tel Aviv University); first openly gay member of the Knesset

How & why

Uzi Even is an Israeli professor emeritus of physical chemistry at Tel Aviv University, noted for research on supercooled molecules and molecular clusters, and became the first openly gay member of the Knesset in 2002. He is an Israeli Jew; his 1993 testimony helped end the ban on gay people serving in sensitive IDF roles.

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Israeli chemist (Tel Aviv University); first openly gay member of the Knesset

1940

Source: Wikipedia