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a French chemist and pharmacist who won the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in isolating fluorine from its compounds
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in chemistry (1906)
"in recognition of the great services rendered by him in his investigation and isolation of the element fluorine, and for the adoption in the service of science of the electric furnace called after him"
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Born
Ferdinand Frédéric Henri Moissan 28 September 1852 Paris, France
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Died
20 February 1907 (aged 54) Paris, France
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Nationality
French
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Known for
Isolation of fluorine
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Fields
Chemistry
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Alma mater
Collège de Meaux École Pratique des Haute Études
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Awards
Davy Medal (1896) Elliott Cresson Medal (1898) Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1906)
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Institutions
Sorbonne
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Spouse(s)
Marie Léonie Lugan Moissan (m. 1882; 1 child)
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France
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Doctoral advisor
Pierre Paul Dehérain
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Doctoral students
Paul Lebeau Maurice Meslans
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