Ilya Prigogine
January 12, 1917 –May 28, 2003
Philosopher, Physicist, University teacher, Chemist, Non-fiction writer
Lived 86 years
- Born in
- Moscow
- Passed away in
- Brussels metropolitan area
Viscount Ilya Romanovich Prigogine (; Russian: Илья Романович Пригожин; 25 January [O.S. 12 January] 1917 – 28 May 2003) was a Belgian physical chemist of Russian origin, noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility.
Prigogine's work most notably earned him the 1977 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for his contributions to non-equilibrium thermodynamics, particularly the theory of dissipative structures”, as well as the Francqui Prize in 1955, and the Rumford Medal in 1976.
Awards: Francqui Prize, honorary doctor of the University of Poitiers, Bourke Award, honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-I, Cothenius Medal, Rumford Medal, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, honorary doctor of the Paul Cézanne University, Honda Prize, honorary doctorate of Tours University Education: Université libre de Bruxelles
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