Marie Curie Marie died of leukaemia in Born in Warsaw on July,1934 November 7.1867 A Nobel Prize Pioneer atthe Pantheon The ashes of Marie Curie and her husband Pierre have now been laid to rest under the famous dome of the Pantheon,in Paris,alongside the author Victor Hugo,the politician Jean Jaures and the Resistance fighter Jean Moulin.Through her discovery of radium,Marie Curie paved the way for nuclear physics and cancer therapy.Born of Polish parents,she was a woman of science and courage,compassionate yet stubbornly determined. Her research work was to cost her her life. 2023/6/28 72023/6/28 7 A Nobel Prize Pioneer at the Panthéon The ashes of Marie Curie and her husband Pierre have now been laid to rest under the famous dome of the Panthéon, in Paris, alongside the author Victor Hugo, the politician Jean Jaurès and the Resistance fighter Jean Moulin. Through her discovery of radium, Marie Curie paved the way for nuclear physics and cancer therapy. Born of Polish parents, she was a woman of science and courage, compassionate yet stubbornly determined. Her research work was to cost her her life. Born in Warsaw on November 7, 1867 Marie died of leukaemia in July, 1934