# Giorgio Parisi

_Italian physicist (1948-)_

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> Giorgio Parisi is an Italian theoretical physicist, whose research has focused on quantum field theory, statistical mechanics and complex systems. His best known contributions are the QCD evolution equations for parton densities, obtained with Guido Altarelli, known as the Altarelli–Parisi or DGLAP equations, the exact solution of the Sherrington–Kirkpatrick model of spin glasses, the Kardar–Parisi–Zhang equation describing dynamic scaling of growing interfaces, and the study of whirling flocks of birds. He was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Klaus Hasselmann and Syukuro Manabe for groundbreaking contributions to theory of complex systems, in particular "for the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 4 August 1948 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1235614#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Rome ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1235614#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Italy ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1235614#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher; theoretical physicist; scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1235614#P106))
- **Education:** Sapienza University of Rome ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1235614#P69))
- **Official website:** chimera.roma1.infn.it/GIORGIO/indexhome.htm ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1235614#P856))
- **Positions held:** President of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (31 July 2018 – 23 July 2021) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1235614#P39))
- **Awards:** Feltrinelli Prize; Three Physicists Prize; High Energy and Particle Physics Prize; Max Planck Medal; Boltzmann Medal; Microsoft Award; Enrico Fermi Prize; Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics; Lars Onsager Prize; ICTP Dirac Medal; Wolf Prize in Physics; Nobel Prize in Physics; Lagrange Prize; Pomeranchuk Prize; Clarivate Citation Laureates ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1235614#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** giorgioparisi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1235614#P2002))

## Questions

**When was Giorgio Parisi born?**  
Giorgio Parisi was born on 4 August 1948 in Rome.

**What positions has Giorgio Parisi held?**  
Positions held by Giorgio Parisi include: President of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (2018–2021).

**Where did Giorgio Parisi study?**  
Giorgio Parisi was educated at Sapienza University of Rome.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Giorgio Parisi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Parisi) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1235614](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1235614) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Parisi giorgio.jpg by Lorenza Parisi (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parisi_giorgio.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Giorgio Parisi". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/giorgio-parisi. Retrieved 4 November 2026.