Henri Moissan
Henri Moissan | |
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Moissan in 1906 | |
| Born | Ferdinand Frédéric Henri Moissan 28 September 1852 Paris, France |
| Died | 20 February 1907 (aged 54) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Isolation of fluorine Disilane Moissanite Strontium carbide |
| Spouse | Marie Léonie Lugan Moissan (m. 1882; 1 child) |
| Awards | Davy Medal (1896) Elliott Cresson Medal (1898) ForMemRS (1905) Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1906) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | Sorbonne |
| Doctoral advisor | Henri Debray |
| Doctoral students | Paul Lebeau Maurice Meslans |
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Ferdinand Frédéric Henri Moissan (French pronunciation: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ fʁedeʁik ɑ̃ʁi mwasɑ̃]; 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. Among his other contributions, Moissan discovered moissanite and contributed to the development of the electric arc furnace. Moissan was one of the original members of the International Atomic Weights Committee.