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France in 1897

Historical records for France in 1897, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
6Events
5Named people
3Places
5Categories

Historical records

September

12 September 1897Birth of Irene CuriePierre Curie

Paris · Science / Physics

Becomes father of Irene Curie.

12 September 1897Birth of Irene Joliot-CurieIrene Joliot-Curie

Paris · Science / Medicine

Birth of Irene Curie, daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie.

Other Events

1897AmbassadorJules-Martin Cambon

Washington · Government / Government of France

Appointed Ambassador of USA

1897Catalytic HydrogenationPaul Sabatier

Toulouse · Science / Chemistry

Develops hydrogenation of organic compounds using finely divided nickel.

1897Juive ErranteLeon-Alpinien Cladel

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Juive Errante"

1897Nickel Hydrogenation MethodPaul Sabatier

Toulouse · Science / Chemistry

Creates an influential catalytic method for chemical synthesis and industry.

Names involved

Irene Joliot-CurieJules-Martin CambonLeon-Alpinien CladelPaul SabatierPierre Curie

Places involved

ParisToulouseWashington

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.