Pierre Joliot

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Pierre Adrien Joliot-Curie (French: [pjɛʁ adʁjɛ̃ ʒɔljo kyʁi]; 12 March 1932 – 10 October 2026) was a French biologist and researcher for the French National Centre for Scientific Research, specialising in photosynthesis. A researcher there since 1956, he became a Director of Research in 1974 and a member of their scientific council in 1992. He was a scientific advisor to the French Prime Minister from 1985 to 1986 and was a member of Academia Europæa. He was made a commander of the Ordre National du Mérite (English: the National Order of Merit) in 1982 and of the Légion d'honneur (English: Legion of Honor) in 1984.

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