Ilya Prigogine
Ilya Prigogine | |
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Prigogine in 1977 | |
| Born | Ilya Romanovich Prigogine 25 January 1917 |
| Died | 28 May 2003 (aged 86) Brussels, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian (1949—2003) |
| Alma mater | Free University of Brussels |
| Known for | Dissipative structures Brusselator Non-equilibrium thermodynamics |
| Spouse | Hélène Jofé (m. 1945; son Yves Prigogine) Maria Prokopowicz (m. 1961; son Pascal Prigogine) |
| Relatives | Alexandre Prigogine (brother) |
| Awards | Francqui Prize (1955) Rumford Medal (1976) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1977) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry Physics |
| Institutions | Free University of Brussels, Université libre de Bruxelles International Solvay Institute University of Texas, Austin University of Chicago |
| Doctoral advisor | Théophile de Donder |
| Doctoral students | |
Viscount Ilya Romanovich Prigogine (/prɪˈɡoʊʒiːn/; Russian: Илья́ Рома́нович Приго́жин; 25 January [O.S. 12 January] 1917 – 28 May 2003) was a Belgian physical chemist of Russian-Jewish 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.