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André Louis Debierne Bio

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André Louis Debierne:

André Louis Debierne was a French chemist.

Birth:

July 14, 1874 in Paris, France

Death:

August 31, 1949 in Paris, France

Claim to Fame:

Debierne was a French chemist who discovered the element actinium. He was also active in the research of radium with Pierre and Marie Curie. He and Marie Curie demonstrated the metallic properties of radium.

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