Claim: Marie Curie was a scientist.
Evidence: Marie Skłodowska Curie -LRB- -LSB- ˈkjʊri , _ kjʊˈriː -RSB- -LSB- kyʁi -RSB- ; -LSB- kʲiˈri -RSB- ; 7 November 18674 July 1934 -RRB- , born Maria Salomea Skłodowska -LRB- -LSB- ˈmarja salɔˈmɛa skwɔˈdɔfska -RSB- -RRB- , was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.
A chemist -LRB- from Greek chēm -LRB- ía -RRB- alchemy + - ist ; replacing chymist from Medieval Latin alchimista -RRB- is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry.