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Anthony Leggett

British physicist (1938–2026)

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Sir Anthony James Leggett was a British–American theoretical physicist and professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Leggett was widely recognised as a world leader in the theory of low-temperature physics, and his pioneering work on superfluidity was recognised by the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics. He shaped the theoretical understanding of normal and superfluid helium liquids and strongly coupled superfluids. He set directions for research in the quantum physics of macroscopic dissipative systems and use of condensed systems to test the foundations of quantum mechanics.

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Born
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Place of birth
Camberwell wd
Died
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Place of death
Urbana wd
Citizenship
United States, United Kingdom wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher wd
Education
Merton College, Wimbledon College, University of Oxford, Balliol College, Magdalen College wd

Awards wd

  • Fellow of the Royal Society (1980)
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2004)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society
  • Maxwell Medal and Prize (1975)
  • Fritz London Award (1981)
  • IOP Dirac Medal (1992)
  • Feenberg Medal (1999)
  • Wolf Prize in Physics (2002)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (2003)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense (2011)
  • honorary doctor of Toulouse-III University (2015)
  • Simon Memorial Prize

Questions

When was Anthony Leggett born?
Anthony Leggett was born on 26 March 1938 in Camberwell.
Where did Anthony Leggett study?
Anthony Leggett was educated at Merton College, Wimbledon College, University of Oxford, Balliol College.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Anthony Leggett · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q192718 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Nobel Laureate Sir Anthony James Leggett in 2007.jpg by Kenneth C. Zirkel (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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"Anthony Leggett". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/anthony-leggett. Retrieved 5 November 2026.

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