Ève Curie
writer, journalist and pianist, younger daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie
Ève Denise Curie Labouisse (French pronunciation: [ɛv dəniz kyʁi labwis]; December 6, 1904 – October 22, 2007) was a French and American writer, journalist and pianist. She was the younger daughter of Marie Curie and Pierre Curie. Her sister was Irène Joliot-Curie and her brother-in-law Frédéric Joliot-Curie. Ève was the only member of her family who did not choose a career as a scientist and did not win a Nobel Prize. She worked as a journalist, and wrote her mother's biography Madame Curie and a book of war reportage, Journey Among Warriors.[1][2]
Ève Curie | |
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![]() Ève Curie in 1937 | |
Born | Ève Denise Curie December 6, 1904 Paris, France |
Died | October 22, 2007 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 102)
Occupation | Journalist, pianist |
Nationality | French, American |
Citizenship | France (1904–2007) United States (1958–2007) |
Education | B.A. in Science B.A. in Philosophy |
Alma mater | Collège Sévigné |
Notable works | Madame Curie (1937) Journey Among Warriors (1943) |
Notable awards | National Book Award (1937) Croix de guerre Légion d'Honneur (2005) |
Spouse | Henry Richardson Labouisse (1954–1987; widowed) |
Relatives | Marie Curie (mother) Pierre Curie (father) Irène Joliot-Curie (sister) |
References
change- ↑ Curie, Ève (1938). Madame Curie, translated by Vincent Sheean (1 ed.). Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran and Co., Inc. Retrieved 23 August 2016 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Curie, Ève (1943). Journey Among Warriors (1 ed.). Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran and Co., Inc. Retrieved 21 August 2016 – via Internet Archive.