Henri Moissan
French chemist and pharmacist (1852–1907) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ferdinand Frédéric Henri Moissan (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.[lower-alpha 1] Moissan was one of the original members of the International Atomic Weights Committee.[1][3]
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Born | Ferdinand Frédéric Henri Moissan (1852-09-28)28 September 1852 Paris, France |
Died | 20 February 1907(1907-02-20) (aged 54) Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Known for | Isolation of fluorine |
Spouse | Marie Léonie Lugan Moissan (m. 1882; 1 child) |
Awards | Davy Medal (1896) Elliott Cresson Medal (1898) Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1906) |
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Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | Sorbonne |
Doctoral advisor | Henri Debray[1] |
Doctoral students | Paul Lebeau Maurice Meslans |
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