About
Ève Curie, born in 1904 in Paris, was the younger daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie. Trained as a pianist, she turned to journalism and literature. Her book Madame Curie (1937), a biography of her mother, became an international bestseller. During World War II, she joined the Free French Forces and covered combat as a war correspondent. After the war, she co-founded the newspaper Paris-Presse, then served as special adviser to the Secretary General of NATO. She married Henry Labouisse, director of UNICEF, and accompanied him on humanitarian missions. Naturalized American in 1958, she died in New York in 2007 at the age of 102.
* 1904-12-06 — † 2007-10-22
Major works
- Madame Curie (1937)biography
- Journey Among Warriors (1943)collection of war dispatches
Key milestones
- 1940Joined General de Gaulle's Free French Forces; the Vichy regime stripped her of French nationality.
- 1952Appointed special adviser to Hastings Ismay, first Secretary General of NATO.
- 2005Raised to the rank of Officer of the Legion of Honour.
Themes
Family biographyWorld War II engagementDiplomacy and international organizHumanitarian workWar journalism
Sources: britannica.com · nli.org.il · en.odilejacob.fr