Ferdinand Frédéric 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.
French chemist Henri Moissan successfully isolated elemental fluorine (pictured in liquid state), for which he later won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
On June 26, in the year 1886, French chemist Henri Moissan successfully isolated elemental fluorine (pictured in liquid state), for which he later won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of June 26, a notable event in this corner of history.
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- This event took place on June 26, 1886 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Selected Events event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 9 June 2026.
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