House of Curie

Marie Curie lived from 1867-1934. She worked in the field of Chemistry, which is the study of the composition, behavior, structure, and properties of matter. Chemists study how matter functions and changes as it undergoes chemical reactions.

Marie Curie was the first woman to hold the position of Professor of General Physics in the Faculty of Science at Sorbonne, a very prestigious university in Paris, France. She worked with her husband, Pierre, and in 1903, they were both jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics with another scientist. Curie worked with radioactive elements and discovered polonium and radium. Her work with radioactivity earned her another Nobel Prize, this time in Chemistry in 1911. A fun fact about Curie was that her element polonium that she discovered with her husband is named after their home country of Poland.

The mascot for the house of Curie is the cat. The house color is yellow. Wizards of the House of Curie are quiet and dignified. They are dedicated to the studies of science and highly accomplished.