Frédéric Joliot-Curie
French scientist (1900-1958)
Facts
38 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- March 19, 1900
- Date of death
- August 14, 1958
- Place of birth
- Paris, 16th arrondissement of Paris[8]
- Place of death
- Paris, Saint-Antoine Hospital[9]
- Occupation
- nuclear physicist, chemist, professor, politician, university teacher, physicist, French resistance fighter, actor, scientist[15][16][17][18]
- Employer
- Collège de France, Science Faculty of Paris, Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission[29][30][31]
- Field of work
- nuclear physics, natural science, physics, chemistry, radiobiology[19][20][21][22][23]
- Position held
- Directeur général du Centre national de la recherche scientifique, president, high commissioner for atomic energy, docent, professor, professor[24][25][26][27][28]
- Member of political party
- French Communist Party[60]
- Award received
- Commander of the Legion of Honour, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow, Hughes Medal, Matteucci Medal, Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class, International Stalin Prize for Peace, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, honorary doctor of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, honorary doctor of the University of Warsaw, honorary doctor of the University of Łódź, Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Work Flag Order, 1st class, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science, Croix de guerre 1939–1945[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48]
- Spouse
- Irène Joliot-Curie[11]
- Doctoral student
- Bruno Pontecorvo, Hamlet Vartapetian[61][62]
- Cause of death
- liver disease
- Nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- French
- Birth name
- Jean Frédéric Joliot
- Described by source
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Physicists: Biographical Dictionary
- Different from
- Frédéric Curie
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- Family name
- Joliot-Curie, Joliot
- Interested in
- physics
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Manner of death
- natural causes
- Member of
- Royal Society of London, German Academy of Sciences at Berlin, French Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Front, Académie Nationale de Médecine, Temporary Consultative Assembly, Romanian Academy, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57]
- Name in native language
- Frédéric Joliot-Curie
- Partner in business or sport
- Maurice Nahmias
- Place of burial
- Cemetery Sceaux[10]
- Relative
- Marie Curie
- Residence
- Antony
- Significant event
- marriage, Obsèques nationales en France
- Student
- Toshiko Yuasa
- Writing language
- French
🏷️ Also known as
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en Frederic Joliot-Curie
en Jean Frederic Joliot
en Frédéric Joliot
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cs Frédéric Joliot
cs Jean Frédéric Joliot Curie
cs Frédéric Joliot Curie
da Frédéric Joliot
da Frederic Joliot
da Frederic Joliot-Curie
de Frederic Joliot-Curie
de Jean Joliot-Curie
de Frédéric Joliot
de Jean Frédéric Joliot-Curie
el Φρεντερίκ Ζολιό
el Ζαν Φρεντερίκ Ζολιό
el Φρεντερίκ Ζολιό-Κιουρί
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Summary
Frédéric Joliot-Curie was born in Paris[1]. He died in Paris[2]. He worked as a nuclear physicist[3], chemist[4], professor[5], politician[6], and university teacher[7].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Frédéric Joliot-Curie include Joliot-Curie Metro Station[63], a metro station[64], in Bulgaria[65], founded in 2009[66]; Joliot[67], an impact crater[68]; and joliotite[69], a mineral species[70].
Why It Matters
Entities named for Frédéric Joliot-Curie include Joliot-Curie Metro Station[63], a metro station[64], in Bulgaria[65], founded in 2009[66]; Joliot[67], an impact crater[68]; and joliotite[69], a mineral species[70].
His notable doctoral advisees include Bruno Pontecorvo[71], a physicist[72], 1913–1993[73], of Italy[74], awarded the Stalin Prize[75], specialised in nuclear physics[76].
FAQs
Where was Frédéric Joliot-Curie born?
Frédéric Joliot-Curie was born in Paris[1].
Where did Frédéric Joliot-Curie die?
Frédéric Joliot-Curie passed away in Paris[2].
Who was Frédéric Joliot-Curie married to?
Frédéric Joliot-Curie's spouses include Irène Joliot-Curie[11].
What did Frédéric Joliot-Curie do for work?
Frédéric Joliot-Curie worked as a nuclear physicist[3], chemist[4], professor[5], politician[6], and university teacher[7].
Where did Frédéric Joliot-Curie go to school?
Frédéric Joliot-Curie was educated at Lycée Lakanal[32], ESPCI Paris, PSL University[33], and Science Faculty of Paris[34].
What awards did Frédéric Joliot-Curie receive?
Honors received include Commander of the Legion of Honour[35], Nobel Prize in Chemistry[36], honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow[37], and Hughes Medal[38].