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Re:The Discovery of Radium by Marie Curie by dntbnmpls on Sunday March 15, 2020 @08:05PM (#22588173)
Us people are doing that to her name because us people generally use first and last name when referring to individuals and ignore the middle name.

For example:

Melanie Trump

Elizabeth Warren

Steve Jobs

Bill Gates

...

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Re:The Discovery of Radium by Marie Curie by afthonos on Sunday March 15, 2020 @08:31PM (#22588368)
That’s not her middle name. It’s her maiden name.
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