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Birth Day | September 28, 1852 |
Birth Place | France |
Age | 167 YEARS OLD |
Died On | Feb 20, 1907 (age 54) |
Birth Sign | Libra |
Net worth: $19 Million (2024)
About
A French Chemist whose work isolating the chemical element fluorine led to the invention of the electric furnace. He received the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his important work.
Before Fame
He decided to study chemistry after saving someone who was intoxicated with arsenic.
Trivia
He was one of the original members of the International Atomic Weights Committee, a group entrusted with periodic critical evaluation of atomic weights of elements and other cognate data.
Family Life
His family were Sephardic Jews who originated in Toulouse.
Associated With
He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1906, five years before Madame Curie did.