David Samuel, 3rd Viscount Samuel

David Samuel, 3rd Viscount Samuel

David Hebert Samuel, 3rd Viscount Samuel OBE (Hebrew: דוד הרברט סמואל‎; born 8 July 1922) is the grandson of Herbert Samuel and thus also a second cousin of Rosalind Franklin. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and served in the Royal Artillery in the Second World War in India, Burma and Sumatra, reaching the rank of captain. He then commenced a distinguished academic career, and was one of the founding fathers of the Faculty of Chemistry at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Late in his career, his scientific interests moved from physical chemistry (particularly chemical kinetics) to neurobiology. He is the author of the book Memory: How We Use It, Lose It and Can Improve It. ].

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Edwin Samuel
Viscount Samuel
1978–Present
Succeeded by
Current Incumbent