Background
Sklodowska-Curie, Maria was born on November 7, 1867 in Warsaw, Poland. Daughter of Bronsilawa Boguska and Wladyslaw Sklodowski.
Sklodowska-Curie, Maria was born on November 7, 1867 in Warsaw, Poland. Daughter of Bronsilawa Boguska and Wladyslaw Sklodowski.
Doctor of Science, 1903.
Studied in Paris at Sorbonne, 1891. Independent Research in Pierre Curie's Laboratory. With Gabriel Lippmann's research laboratory, 1893.
Lecturer physics École Normale Supérieure, Sévres, 1900. Chief assistant in lab directed by Pierre Curie, 1904. First female lecturer, professor, and head of laboratory Sorbonne University, 1906.
Founder, director Radium Institute, University Paris (after her death renamed Curie Institute), 1914. During World War I, worked with daughter, Irene in the development of the use of the X-radiography in hospitals. Lecturer in Belgium, Brazil, Spain, and Czechoslovakia.
Member Academy Medicine, 1922, International Commission on Intellectual Co-operation, Council League of Nations.
Married Pierre Curie, July 25, 1895 (deceased April 19, 1906). Children: Irene, Eve.