Pierre Curie

Pierre Curie
Pierre Curie
	Curie in 1906
Born	15 May 1859; Paris, France
Died	19 April 1906 (aged 46); Paris, France
Resting place	Panthéon, Paris (since 1995)
Alma mater	University of Paris (DSc)
Known for	Discovery of polonium and radium (with Marie Curie); Discovery of piezoelectricity; Curie's law; Curie's principle;
Spouse	Maria Skłodowska (m. 1895)
Children	Irène; Ève;
Family	Curie
Awards	Davy Medal (1903); Nobel Prize in Physics (1903); Matteucci Medal (1904); Elliott Cresson Medal (1909);
	Scientific career
Fields	Crystallography; magnetism; radiochemistry;
Institutions	University of Paris (1878–1882, 1895–1906); ESPCI Paris (1882–1895);
Thesis	Propriétés magnétiques des corps à diverses températures (1895)
Doctoral advisor	Gabriel Lippmann
Notable students	Marie Curie; Paul Langevin;
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Pierre Curie (15 May 1859 – 19 April 1906) was a French physicist and chemist, and a pioneer in crystallography and magnetism. He shared one half of the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife, Marie Curie, for their work on radioactivity. With their win, the Curies became the first married couple to win a Nobel Prize, launching the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes.