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Henri Moissan

French chemist (1852–1907)

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Ferdinand Frédéric Henri Moissan 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.

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Born
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Place of birth
Paris wd
Died
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Place of death
Paris wd
Citizenship
France wd
Occupation
chemist, university teacher, pharmacologist, pharmacist wd
Education
École pratique des hautes études wd
Spouse
Marie Léonie Lugan Moissan wd

Awards wd

  • Commander of the Legion of Honour
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1906)
  • Elliott Cresson Medal (1898)
  • August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal (1903)
  • Davy Medal (1896)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1905)
  • Knight of the Legion of Honour
  • Officer of the Legion of Honour
  • honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (1906)

Questions

When was Henri Moissan born?
Henri Moissan was born on 28 September 1852 in Paris.
Where did Henri Moissan study?
Henri Moissan was educated at École pratique des hautes études.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Henri Moissan · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q102804 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Henri Moissan.jpg by sv:Generalstabens litografiska anstalt (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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