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Henri Moissan | |
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Born | Ferdinand Frédéric Henri Moissan 28 September 1852 Paris, France |
Died | 20 February 1907 Paris, France | (aged 54)
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) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | Sorbonne |
Doctoral advisor | Henri Debray[1] |
Doctoral students | Paul Lebeau Maurice Meslans |
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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.[a] Moissan was one of the original members of the International Atomic Weights Committee.[1][3]
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