Background
Samuel, David was born on July 8, 1922 in Jerusalem. Son of Edwin Herbert and Hadassah (Goor-Grasovsky) Samuel.
Samuel, David was born on July 8, 1922 in Jerusalem. Son of Edwin Herbert and Hadassah (Goor-Grasovsky) Samuel.
Master of Arts in Chemistry with honors, Oxford University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Hebrew University, 1954.
Member science staff, Weizmann Institute School, Rehovot, Israel, since 1949;
head chemistry group science teaching department, Weizmann Institute School, Rehovot, Israel, 1967-1983;
director center brain and behavior research, Weizmann Institute School, Rehovot, Israel, 1970-1985;
dean chemistry faculty, Weizmann Institute School, Rehovot, Israel, 1971-1973;
professor emeritus, Weizmann Institute School, Rehovot, Israel, since 1990;
president, Shenkar College Textile Technology and Fashion, Ramat Gan, Israel, 1987-1995. Royal Society visiting professor neuroimmunology unit, U. College, London, 1975-1976, visiting professor pharmacology department Yale University, New Haven, 1983-1984. Visiting professor department chemistry U. York, England, 1995-1996, 97.
Trustee Menninger Foundation, Topeka, since 1987.
Member Rehovot committee Reform of Electoral System Israel, 1967-1968. Chairman American Israel Cultural Foundation, Israel, 1986-1988, United States Israel Education Fulbright Foundation, 1974-1975. Board of Governors Tel Aviv Museum Art, since 1980, Bezalel Academy Arts Design, since 1977.
Chairman steering committee Israel Anglo & Israel Colloquium, since 1996. Captain Royal Artillery, 1943-1946, Lieutenant Israeli Defense Forces, 1948-1949. Fellow Royal Society Chemistry, International Brain Research Organisation, Anglo-Israel Association.
Son of; married Esther Berelowitz, 1950 (divorced 1957). 1 child, Judith; married Rinna Grossman Dafni, 1960 (divorced 1978). 1 child,Naomi; married Veronika Grimm Engelhardt, 1980 (divorced 1992).
Married Eve Black, 1997.