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Frédéric Joliot-Curie — Physicist, 1900–1958
An engineer who graduated top of his class from the school of physics and chemistry, he was introduced to Marie Curie at the end of 1924 and became her assistant, then her son-in-law. A professor at the Collège de France from 1937 and a member of the Resistance, he directed the atomic energy commission until 1950 and took over his wife’s laboratory after her death. (Editorial synthesis)
Frédéric Joliot-Curie married Irène Joliot-Curie. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Frédéric Joliot-Curie was born in Paris. (source: Larousse)
Frédéric Joliot-Curie died in Paris. (source: Larousse)
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