[PDF] Eugénie Cotton

When did Eugénie Cotton die?

Eugénie Cotton (13 October 1881 – 16 June 1967) was a French scientist, socialist, women's rights advocate and was active in the resistance. She was awarded the Stalin Peace Prize in 1951, Knight of the Legion of Honor, and the Gold medal from the World Peace Council in 1961. She died at 85 in Sèvres, near Paris.

Who were Madeleine Marie Curie and Eugénie Cotton?

Sitting: Madeleine, Marie Curie and Eugénie Cotton. Eugénie Cotton (13 October 1881 – 16 June 1967) was a French scientist, socialist, women's rights advocate and was active in the resistance. She was awarded the Stalin Peace Prize in 1951, Knight of the Legion of Honor, and the Gold medal from the World Peace Council in 1961.

What did Eugénie Cotton contribute to chirality?

Among the contributions of Eugénie Cotton of particular interest to the Chirality readership is the biography she wrote of her husband, Aimé Cotton, l'optique et magneto-optique (Éditions Seghers, 1967), the most complete source of information on the founder of the science of circular dichroism.

How many children did Eugénie Cotton have?

They had four children (one of whom died shortly after birth). In 1925, as a doctor of physical sciences, Eugénie Cotton was a research master at the National Center for Scientific Research, the largest French public body of scientific research. She also became director of the ENSJF in 1936.