Henri Moissan

Henri Moissan, Nobel Laureate

Born: 1852-09-28 in Paris, France

Gender: male

Field: French chemist and pharmacist (1852–1907)

Biography

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. Moissan was one of the original members of the International Atomic Weights Committee.

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Nobel Prize Details

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1906

Awarded on: 1906-11-12

"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"

Affiliations:

  • Sorbonne University – Paris, France
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