Curie family

The Curie family is a French-Polish family from which hailed a number of distinguished scientists. Polish-born Marie Skłodowska-Curie, her French husband Pierre Curie, their daughter, Irène Joliot-Curie, and son-in-law, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, are its most prominent members. Five members of the family in total were awarded a Nobel Prize, with Marie winning twice.^[1][2][3][4]

Curie family
Members	Jacques Curie Pierre Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie Maurice Curie Irène Joliot-Curie Frédéric Joliot-Curie Ève Curie Henry Richardson Labouisse, Jr. Hélène Langevin-Joliot Pierre Joliot-Curie
Connected families	Bernoulli family Langevin family
Distinctions	biology chemistry diplomacy humanism humanitarianism journalism literature mathematics medicine music natural sciences physics

Marie and Pierre shared a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and Marie was awarded a second one in chemistry in 1911, making her the first person in history to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific disciplines. Linus Pauling was the second. Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935. Henry Richardson Labouisse, Jr., the spouse of Irène's younger sister, Ève Curie, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965.

The chemical element curium (number 96) is named after Marie and Pierre.^[5]

While Pierre Curie died at age 46 from an accident, Marie, Irène and Frédéric died from diseases likely caused by their exposure to radiation during their scientific experiments.

Family tree

Family tree

See also

• Bernoulli family
• Langevin family
• List of second-generation physicists