Marie Curie her own merits in the Panthéon in Paris. She was born in Warsaw, in what was then the Kingdom of Poland, part of the Russian Empire. She studied at Warsaw's clandestine Flying University and began her practical scientific training in Warsaw. In 1891, aged 24, she followed her older sister Bronisława to study in Paris, where she earned her higher degrees and conducted her subsequent scientific work. She shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with her husband Pierre Curie and with physicist Henri Becquerel. She won the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Her achievements included the development of the
Marie Curie (charity) a salary of more than £60,000 – up from 10 the previous year. Macmillan Cancer Support had 56 staff take home a salary of more than £60,000 (2014) An IPSOS MORI survey shows that seven out of ten carers say that people with a terminal illness don't get the care and support they need. Marie Curie Nurses, provide home care for thousands of people with terminal illnesses across the UK every year. The nurses also provide practical and emotional support for families and carers. Marie Curie provides the largest number of hospice beds outside the NHS and voluntary contributions, together