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(Physicist) Marguerite Catherine Perey, a French physicist, is renowned for her 1939 discovery of the element francium. Through purifying lanthanum samples containing actinium, she accomplished this milestone. Perey's work in nuclear chemistry was esteemed, culminating in her being the first woman elected to the French Académie des Sciences in 1962. Despite encountering obstacles and prejudices, she left a lasting impact on the scientific realm until her passing in 1975.
