Marie Curie was trained in an academic discipline.
Chemist . Chemists may specialize in any number of subdisciplines of chemistry . Marie Skłodowska Curie ( [ ˈkjʊri , _ kjʊˈriː ] [ kyʁi ] ; [ kʲiˈri ] ; 7 November 18674 July 1934 ) , born Maria Salomea Skłodowska ( [ ˈmarja salɔˈmɛa skwɔˈdɔfska ] ) , was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity . She studied at Warsaw 's clandestine Floating University and began her practical scientific training in Warsaw .