# Henri Moissan

> He wrangled the most vicious element on the periodic table — fluorine, which had maimed and killed the chemists before him — and lived to collect a Nobel for it.

*French chemist (1852–1907)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1852-09-28
- **Died:** 1907-02-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Henri Moissan was a French chemist and pharmacist born on 28 September 1852. His breakthrough came when he successfully isolated fluorine from its compounds, a feat that had eluded and injured previous researchers. The achievement earned him the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Along the way he discovered moissanite, a mineral later named for him, and helped develop the electric arc furnace, a tool that would reshape industrial metallurgy. He was appointed one of the original members of the International Atomic Weights Committee. Moissan died on 20 February 1907, less than a year after Stockholm called his name.

## Fame
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## Topics
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