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Henri Moissan

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Also known as Ferdinand Frederick Henri Moissan

French chemist (1852–1907)

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Henri Moissan was a French chemist, university teacher, pharmacologist, and pharmacist. Born in Paris in 1852, he was educated at the École pratique des hautes études under doctoral advisor Pierre Paul Déhérain. His field of work was chemistry, and he served as a doctoral student advisor to Paul Lebeau. Moissan was a member of the Royal Society, the French Academy of Sciences, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and the Russian Academy of Sciences.

He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Commander of the Legion of Honour, the Elliott Cresson Medal, and the Davy Medal. Moissan authored works including *Le fluor*, *Nouvelles recherches sur le fluor*, and *La chimie minérale*. He died in Paris in 1907 from appendicitis and is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1852
Died
1907
Works
25

Top works

  • Hommage à Henri Moissan, 4 Octobre 1931
  • Nouvelles recherches sur le fluor
  • Einteilung der Elemente
  • Le fluor
  • La chimie minérale

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1917-07-18
Active to
2008-02-13
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Discography

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. 2010 Rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria: An American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative

    · 2010 · cited 7,615x

  2. Local compositions in thermodynamic excess functions for liquid mixtures

    · 1968 · cited 6,325x

  3. Type, Density, and Location of Immune Cells Within Human Colorectal Tumors Predict Clinical Outcome

    · 2006 · cited 5,499x

  4. The Immune Landscape of Cancer

    · 2018 · cited 4,779x

  5. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    · 2016 · cited 4,417x

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1906

    “in recognition of the great services rendered by him in his investigation and isolation of the element fluorine, and for the adoption in the service of science of the electric furnace called after him”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Henri
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Paris
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
pharmacist
Educated at
École pratique des hautes études
Employer
University of Paris
Languages spoken
French
Religion
Judaism
Award
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Doctoral advisor
Pierre Paul Déhérain
Student of
Edmond Frémy
Field of work
chemistry
Image
Henri Moissan.jpg
Residence
France
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Henri Moissan
member of
Academy of Sciences of Turin
date of birth
1852-09-28
date of death
1907-02-20
cause of death
appendicitis
described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
manner of death
natural causes
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
name in native language
Henri Moissan
writing language
French
contributed to creative work
Popular Science
P8168
Willisau Constituency
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Henri Moissan
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Encyclopedic overview

Ferdinand Frédéric Henri Moissan ( French pronunciation: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ fʁedeʁik ɑ̃ʁi mwasɑ̃]; 28 September 1852 – 20 February 1907) was a French chemist and pharmacist who won the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in isolating fluorine from its compounds. Among his other contributions, Moissan discovered moissanite and contributed to the development of the electric arc furnace. Moissan was one of the original members of the International Atomic Weights Committee.

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