Marie Skłodowska Curie

Kazimierz Braun (University at Buffalo, SUNY)

Ed. by Ewa M. Thompson, Rice University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.06: French Writing and Culture: Early Twentieth-century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (Universidad de Antioquia), Hugo Azerad (University of Cambridge), Patrick ffrench (King's College London), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Akane Kawakami (Birkbeck, University of London), Siobhán McIlvanney (King's College London), Sinan Richards (King's College London), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

Dates

Born 7 Nov 1867
Died 4 Jul 1934
Activity 1895-1934

Places

Born in Poland
Active in France; Poland

Activities

Primary

Chemist
Physicist

Resources

Skłodowska Curie was born into an intelligentsia family in Warsaw on November 7, 1867. Her father and mother were teachers, people of integrity and strict morals, honest, hard working, staunch patriots and devoted Catholics. Her father, Władysław Skłodowski, was a mathematician and a physicist; he also was a writer and a translator. Mother Bronisława, neé Boguska, was owner and principal of a boarding school for girls. They raised five children, all of whom made fine careers: Józef (1863–1937) became a physician; Bronisława (1865–1939), married Dłuska, also became a physician and closely collaborated with Maria; Helena (1866–1961) married a teacher named Szalay who became Maria’s biographer; and the oldest, Zofia …

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Citation: Braun, Kazimierz. "Marie Skłodowska Curie". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 09 October 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12594, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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