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Who Was Marie Curie?

Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person — man or woman — to win the award twice.

With her husband Pierre Curie, Marie's efforts led to the discovery of polonium and radium and, after Pierre's death, the further development of X-rays. The famed scientist died in of aplastic anemia likely caused by exposure to radiation.

Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Marie Salomea Skodowska-Curie
BORN: November 7,
BIRTHPLACE: Warsaw, Poland
DEATH: July 4,
SPOUSE: Pierre Curie (m.

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CHILDREN: Irene Joliot-Curie, Eve Curie
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Cancer

Early Life and Education

Maria Sklodowska, later known as Marie Curie, was born on November 7, , in Warsaw (modern-day Poland).

Curie was the youngest of five children, following siblings Zosia, Józef, Bronya and Hela.

Both of Curie’s parents were teachers. Her father, Wladyslaw, was a math and physics instructor. When she was only 10, Curie lost her mother, Bronislawa, to tube