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Polish-born French physicist (1867–1934), she and her husband Pierre discovered two new elements, polonium and radium, in 1898. In 1911 she won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. She died of leukemia brought about by her work with radioactive material. Manuscript DS in French, signed “M. Curie,” one page both sides, 6.75 x 9.75, January 22, 1907. Document pertaining to the lease of a property. In full (translated): "Between the undersigned, it has been agreed as follows:
Mr. Téron (name slightly uncertain due to handwriting), residing in Lezay, gives as a rental lease to Madame Curie a house situated at Lezay, Rue de l’Église No. 32, having also an entrance on the Chemin du Parc, with garden and courtyard.
The landlord leases the property in its entirety, by the present agreement, without any reservation on his part, together with its appurtenances and dependencies.
The present lease is made for a period of three, six, or nine entire and consecutive years, beginning on the first of April 1907, and may end on the first of April nineteen hundred and sixteen, at the option of the tenant and the landlord; on condition that the party wishing to terminate the lease at the end of one or another of these three-year periods shall notify the other party three months in advance by registered letter.
The landlord shall deliver to the tenant the house presently rented in good state of repair, and the tenant shall maintain it in the same condition during the entire duration of the lease.
The landlord shall maintain the buildings, roofs, and coverings in accordance with customary usage.
The tenant may not make any alterations or new constructions without the written consent of the landlord.
The tenant shall guarantee the rent by keeping sufficient movable goods and furniture of adequate value in the premises to ensure payment of the rent and the execution of the obligations and conditions of the lease.
The tenant must also insure his movable property against fire with an insurance company and must provide proof of this insurance to the landlord upon request.
The tenant will take possession of the rented premises in a good state of repair and will return them in the same condition at the end of the lease, except for normal wear and tear.
He shall bear the cost of major repairs if they become necessary during his occupancy, without claiming any compensation for the time the work might take, provided that such repairs do not exceed forty days.
He will occupy the premises being rented himself and will not be able to sublet them, in whole or in part, without the lessor’s written authorization. He will obey the local ordinances [réglement de police] in effect and those that may come into effect in the future, without being able to claim anything from the lessor. He will pay personal taxes. He will maintain the garden in a good state of cultivation and fertilization. He will take care of the fruit tree. The establishment of water and gas connections (with the necessary pressure) is at the lessor’s expense; consumption and the costs of maintenance and meter rental are at the lessee’s expense, as is cleaning the chimneys.
On the conditions above, this lease is agreed to for an annual rent of eighteen hundred francs, which the lessee agrees to pay to the lessor in four equal payments at the usual times of the year, in advance. The first payment will be due and payable on the first of April 1907, the second on the first of July 1907, and so on in the future.
Particular condition: In the event of the lessee’s death, his heirs and representatives will have the right to a cancellation of the lease in exchange for paying to the lessor, independent of the lease period at the time of death, an indemnity equal to six months of rent—that is, nine hundred francs. The heirs may occupy the premises during this period. This cancellation may be requested only within a term of one month after the death; after that term, the lease will continue its normal course." In fine condition.
After winning a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903, Marie Curie became the first person to ever win the award twice when she received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in December 1911. She received it ‘in recognition of her services to the advancement of chemistry by the discovery of the elements radium and polonium, by the isolation of radium, and the study of the nature and compounds of this remarkable element.’
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