Musée Moissan
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The Musée Moissan is a museum dedicated to Henri Moissan
(1852-1907), winner of the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
. It is maintained by the Université René Descartes-Paris 5 faculty of pharmaceutical and biological sciences, and located in the VIe arrondissement
at 4, avenue de l'Observatoire, Paris
, France
. It is open by appointment only; admission is free.
Henri Moissan
Ferdinand Frederick Henri Moissan was a French chemist who won the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in isolating fluorine from its compounds.-Biography:...
(1852-1907), winner of the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...
. It is maintained by the Université René Descartes-Paris 5 faculty of pharmaceutical and biological sciences, and located in the VIe arrondissement
VIe arrondissement
The 6th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. It includes world famous educational institutions such as the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris and the Académie française, the seat of the French Senate as well as a concentration of some of Paris most...
at 4, avenue de l'Observatoire, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is open by appointment only; admission is free.