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Ilya Prigogine

Russian-Belgian physical chemist (1917–2003)

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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.

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Born
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Place of birth
Moscow wd
Died
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Place of death
Brussels metropolitan area wd
Citizenship
Belgium, Russian Empire wd
Occupation
philosopher, physicist, university teacher, chemist, non-fiction writer wd
Education
Université libre de Bruxelles wd

Awards wd

  • Francqui Prize (1955)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Poitiers (1966)
  • Bourke Award (1972)
  • honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-I (1972)
  • Cothenius Medal (1975)
  • Rumford Medal (1976)
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1977)
  • honorary doctor of the Paul Cézanne University (1978)
  • Honda Prize (1983)
  • honorary doctorate of Tours University (1986)
  • honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (1991)
  • Kampé de Fériet Award (1994)
  • honorary doctor of the National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (1994)
  • honorary doctorate of the University of Valladolid (1995)
  • honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (1995)

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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.

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When was Ilya Prigogine born?
Ilya Prigogine was born on 12 January 1917 in Moscow.
Where did Ilya Prigogine study?
Ilya Prigogine was educated at Université libre de Bruxelles.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Ilya Prigogine · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q183509 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Ilya Prigogine 1977c.jpg by Unknown (Keystone - US) (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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