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Ève Curie (Ève Denise Curie Labouisse)

エーヴ・キュリー（エーヴ・ドゥニーズ・キュリー・ラブイス）

Ève Curie

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1904-12-06 （Paris, France）
Died
2007-10-22 （New York City, U.S. (Manhattan)） age 102
Nationality
France, United States
Languages
French, Polish, English
Residence History
Paris, France → Sceaux, France → New York City, United States

Career

Occupations
Writer, Journalist, Pianist, UNICEF worker
Active Years
1925-2007
Influenced By
Marie Curie (mother), Pierre Curie (father)
Influenced
Later UNICEF and humanitarian advocates
Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence nomination (1944)

Education

Collège Sévigné
Period: 〜1925
Year of Graduation: 1925
Country: France
Obtained baccalauréat

Awards

National Book Award (Non-Fiction/Biography)
1937
Work: Madame Curie
Organization: American Booksellers Association
Result: 受賞
Croix de guerre 1939–1945
1944
Organization: Government of France
Result: 受章
Légion d'Honneur (Officier)
2005
Organization: French Republic
Result: 叙勲

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Madame Curie

1937 Biography

A biography of her mother Marie Curie, covering her scientific work and family life, and the personal costs of her research. The book became an international bestseller.

Life of a scientistFamilyDevotion
Adaptations
  • [Film] Madame Curie / Allejandro(?) (1943)
Translations
  • Translated into multiple languages (English, Japanese, etc.)

Journey Among Warriors

1943 War reportage / Travelogue

Reports from Africa, the Soviet Union and Asia during World War II, depicting soldiers, leaders and civilians she encountered.

WarHuman portraitInternational relations
Translations
  • Published in English (originally in French, with English translation)

Bibliography

  • Madame Curie (1937)
  • Journey Among Warriors (1943)

Adaptations

  • Madame Curie (film, 1943, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

Translations of Works

  • Madame Curie translated into English, Japanese, and other languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Narrative, rich in human portraitureAccessible non-fiction voice
Recurring Motifs
Family and devotionWar and its effectsDaily life and conflicts of scientists

Legacy

Leveraging her position as Marie Curie's daughter, she became well known as a biographer and journalist. She worked extensively with UNICEF and contributed to humanitarian advocacy. While members of her family received multiple Nobel Prizes, she gained recognition in cultural and humanitarian fields rather than science.

Archives

  • Held in UNICEF-related archives and general archival collections

In Popular Culture

  • Recognition through biography and film adaptation (Madame Curie)

Quotes

  • “I feel honoured, I feel proud. I'm a little embarrassed because I don't think I deserve all those wonderful compliments, so I just don't quite know how to behave. But it's a really wonderful day for me and I will remember it for a very long time.”
    Source: Remarks upon receiving Légion d'Honneur (2005) (2005)
  • “There were five Nobel Prizes in my family... Only I was not successful.”
    Source: Anecdotal remark in interviews/obituaries (2005)

Trivia

  • Daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie; sister of Irène Joliot-Curie.
  • Her biography Madame Curie (1937) won a National Book Award in the U.S.
  • Reported from war zones during WWII and published Journey Among Warriors (1943); nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence in 1944.
  • Became a U.S. citizen in 1958.
  • Her husband Henry Labouisse accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for UNICEF in 1965; she was active with UNICEF.
  • Died in New York at age 102 in 2007.