# 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 28 September 1852 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102804#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Paris ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102804#P19))
- **Died:** 20 February 1907 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102804#P570))
- **Place of death:** Paris ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102804#P20))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102804#P27))
- **Occupation:** chemist; university teacher; pharmacologist; pharmacist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102804#P106))
- **Education:** École pratique des hautes études ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102804#P69))
- **Spouse:** Marie Léonie Lugan Moissan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102804#P26))
- **Awards:** Commander of the Legion of Honour; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Elliott Cresson Medal; August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal; Davy Medal; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Knight of the Legion of Honour; Officer of the Legion of Honour; honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102804#P166))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Henri Moissan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Moissan) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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- [Image: Henri Moissan.jpg by sv:Generalstabens litografiska anstalt (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henri_Moissan.jpg)

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## Cite this page

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