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Who was Marie Curie?
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Naturalisation no. 159
Qui était Marie Curie ?
Who was Marie Curie?
Answer. A scientist (physicist and chemist) of Polish origin who became French, a two time Nobel Prize winner.
Une scientifique (physicienne et chimiste) d'origine polonaise devenue française, deux fois prix Nobel.
With her husband Pierre Curie, she studies radioactivity. She receives the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911. She has rested in the Pantheon since 1995.
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