Ch-9 French iconic people of France

• Marie Curie was the first women to win the Nobel prize in physics 1903 and chemistry 1911

  
• Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio in Corse. He became the general and emperor of the French

  
• Jeanne D'Arc is the heroine of French history. She fought against the English and sacrificed her life for France. She was burned alive

  
• Louis Pasteur invented pasteurization. There are many streets and school's that bear his name today in France.

  
• Gustave Eiffel constructed the eiffel tower for the universal exposition in 1889. He also participated in the construction of the statue of liberty in new york

  
• Catherine Deneuve is a French actress who has won a lot of awards. She was the face of Marianne in the 80s