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Pierre Curie

French physicist (1859–1906)

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Pierre Curie was a French physicist who lived from 1859 to 1906 and made important contributions to the study of radioactivity and magnetism. His work laid fundamental groundwork for modern physics and chemistry, and he remains one of the most influential scientists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Physics1903
“in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel”
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Instance of: human
Given name: Pierre
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Paris
Place of death: Paris
Spouse: Marie Curie
Child: Ève Curie
Sibling: Jacques Curie
Occupation: nuclear physicist
Position held: professor
Educated at: homeschooling
Employer: University of Paris
Languages spoken: French
Notable work: piezoelectricity
Doctoral advisor: Gabriel Lippmann
Doctoral student: Paul Langevin
Field of work: radioactivity
Image: PierreCurie.jpg
Residence: France

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name in native language: Pierre Curie
Commons category: Pierre Curie
date of birth: 1859-05-15
date of death: 1906-04-19
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member of: French Academy of Sciences
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manner of death: accidental death
Commons Creator page: Pierre Curie
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Physics
present in work: Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge
writing language: French
student: Paul Langevin
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relative: Kazimierz Dłuski
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interested in: physics

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Encyclopedic overview

Pierre Curie (15 May 1859 – 19 April 1906) was a French physicist and chemist, and a pioneer in crystallography and magnetism. He shared one half of the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife, Marie Curie, for their work on radioactivity. With their win, the Curies became the first married couple to win a Nobel Prize, launching the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes.

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