Life of Marie Curie after the death of Pierre By deehann Apr 19, 1906 Pierre Curie died He was involved with a carriage accident and died. Period: Apr 19, 1906 to Feb 14, 1919 Pierre Curie's death until the end of WWI Period: Apr 19, 1906 to Jan 25, 1914 Marie took over Pierre's teaching position at the Sorbonne She became the first woman to work in the university. Apr 30, 1911 Marie Curie was awarded another Nobel Prize for Chemistry She became the first and only woman to have won 2 Nobel Prizes in the 2 different sciences. Period: Jan 25, 1914 to Feb 14, 1919 WWI World War 1 Timeline