Pierre Curie
Pierre Curie | |
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Curie, c. 1906 | |
| Born | 15 May 1859 |
| Died | 19 April 1906 (aged 46) Paris, French Republic |
| Resting place | Panthéon, Paris |
| Alma mater | University of Paris (PhD) |
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| Relatives | Jacques Curie (brother) |
| Family | Curie |
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| Institutions | University of Paris (1895–1906) |
| Thesis | Propriétés magnétiques des corps à diverses températures (Magnetic properties of bodies at various temperatures) (1895) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gabriel Lippmann |
| Doctoral students | Paul Langevin (1902) |
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Pierre Curie (/ˈkjʊəri/ KYOOR-ee or /kjʊˈri/ kyoo-REE; French: [pjɛʁ kyʁi]; 15 May 1859 – 19 April 1906) was a French physicist, radiochemist, and a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity, and radioactivity. He shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife, Marie Curie, and Henri Becquerel "in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel". With their win, the Curies became the first married couple to win a Nobel Prize, launching the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes.