When was Frédéric Joliot-Curie born?

Frédéric Joliot-Curie was born on 19 March 1900 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

What positions has Frédéric Joliot-Curie held?

Positions held by Frédéric Joliot-Curie include: president (1946–1949); high commissioner for atomic energy (1945–1950); director general of the National Center for Scientific Research (1944–1946); professor (1938–1957); docent.

Where did Frédéric Joliot-Curie study?

Frédéric Joliot-Curie was educated at Lycée Lakanal, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, Science Faculty of Paris.

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Frédéric Joliot-Curie

French scientist (1900-1958)

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Jean Frédéric Joliot-Curie was a French chemist and physicist who received the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with his wife, Irène Joliot-Curie, for their discovery of induced radioactivity. They were the second married couple, after his parents-in-law, to win the Nobel Prize, adding to the Curie family legacy of four Nobel Prizes. Joliot-Curie and his wife also founded the Orsay Faculty of Sciences, part of the Paris-Saclay University.

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Born: 19 March 1900 wd
Place of birth: 16th arrondissement of Paris wd
Died: 14 August 1958 wd
Place of death: Saint-Antoine Hospital wd
Citizenship: France wd
Occupation: nuclear physicist, chemist, professor, politician, university teacher, physicist wd
Political party: French Communist Party wd
Education: Lycée Lakanal, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, Science Faculty of Paris wd
Spouse: Irène Joliot-Curie wd

Positions held wd

president (1946–1949)
high commissioner for atomic energy (18 October 1945 – 28 April 1950)
director general of the National Center for Scientific Research (20 August 1944 – 3 February 1946)
professor (1938–1957)
docent
professor

Awards wd

Commander of the Legion of Honour (1946)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1935)
honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow
Hughes Medal (1947)
Matteucci Medal (1932)
Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class
International Stalin Prize for Peace
Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1946)
honorary doctor of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (1950)
honorary doctor of the University of Warsaw
honorary doctor of the University of Łódź (1949)
Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Work Flag Order, 1st class
Knight of the Legion of Honour (1935)
Officer of the Legion of Honour (1938)

Questions

When was Frédéric Joliot-Curie born?: Frédéric Joliot-Curie was born on 19 March 1900 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
What positions has Frédéric Joliot-Curie held?: Positions held by Frédéric Joliot-Curie include: president (1946–1949); high commissioner for atomic energy (1945–1950); director general of the National Center for Scientific Research (1944–1946); professor (1938–1957); docent.
Where did Frédéric Joliot-Curie study?: Frédéric Joliot-Curie was educated at Lycée Lakanal, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, Science Faculty of Paris.

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