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5. You are going to write a biography. Choose a famous person or someone you know. Plan your biography and make some notes. Here are some ideas to help you. Name: Marie Curie. When was she born? Born on 7 November 1867 in Warsaw, Poland. Important dates in her life: • 1891 – moved to Paris to study science. • 1903 – won the Nobel Prize in Physics. • 1911 – won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. • 1934 – died in France. Main achievements: • Discovered two new elements: polonium and radium. • First woman to win a Nobel Prize. • First person to win two Nobel Prizes. Interesting facts: • She worked with her husband Pierre Curie. • Her work helped the development of X–rays. • Her notebooks are still radioactive today.