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Samuel Soloveichik
Dr. Samuel (Shmuel Yaakov) Soloveichik (1909 – February 25, 1967) was an Orthodox Jewish chemist and talmudist.
Born in Pruzhany, Samuel Soloveichik was the second son of Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik. He was the brother of rabbis Joseph Soloveitchik (1903-1993) and Ahron Soloveichik (1917-2001). He had two sisters, Mrs. Shulamith Meiselman (1912-2009), and Mrs. Anne Gerber (1915-2011).
After engaging in talmudic studies with his father, Soloveichik studied
, was delivered by his younger brother, Rabbi Ahron Soloveitchik.
The "Dr. Samuel Soloveichik Prize in Natural Science" was established at Yeshiva University in his memory.
Aliphatic Organic Compounds.
In a paper published in 1966, Soloveichik proposed a means of classifying aliphatic compounds similar to the periodic table. Prior to publishing the paper he discussed its contents with the chemist Linus Pauling in August–September 1955.
History of Chemistry.
Soloveichik was an expert and frequently lectured and wrote in the field of the History