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Henri Moissan

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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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Birth Year
1852 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1852-09-28 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1907-02-20 2
Death Year
1907 1
Death Place
Paris, France 1
Nationality
France 1
Birthplace
Paris, France 1
Field
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
Field (category)
Medicine 1
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1. Henri Moissan (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1907-02-20T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): France
    Q142
  • P20 (place of death): Paris, France
    Q90
  • P19 (place of birth): Paris, France
    Q90
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2. Henri Moissan (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section (Wikipedia plaintext extract)
    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.
  • Infobox, Born
    28 September 1852
  • Infobox, Died
    20 February 1907
  • Works In: Chemistry, Lead sentence
    Ferdinand Frédéric Henri Moissan (; 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.
  • Member Of: Royal Society, Article text
    He was elected fellow of the Royal Society and The Chemical Society of London, ser
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