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Henri Moissan

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@misc{scienceatlas-henri-moissan,
  author = {Science Atlas},
  title = {Henri Moissan},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-science.interactiveatlas.org/scientists/henri-moissan},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Henri Moissan was a French chemist and pharmacist who won the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in isolating fluorine from its compounds. Among his other contributions, Moissan discovered moissanite and contributed to the development of the electric arc furnace. Moissan was one of the original members of the International Atomic Weights Committee.

Facts

Birth Datethe subject's own account

1852-09-28 1

Death Datethe subject's own account

1907-02-20 1

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was a French chemist and pharmacist who won the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in isolating fluorine from its compounds. Among his other contributions, Moissan discovered moissanite and contributed to the development of the electric arc furnace. Moissan was one of the original members of the International Atomic Weights Committee.

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