Théophile De Donder
Théophile De Donder | |
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De Donder at the 1927 Solvay Conference. Appearing in front of De Donder is Paul Dirac. | |
| Born | Théophile Ernest De Donder 19 August 1872 |
| Died | 11 May 1957 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
| Known for | Being the father of irreversible thermodynamics Chemical affinity Extent of reaction De Donder gauge De Donder method of analysis De Donder–Weyl theory |
| Awards | ICM Speaker (1920) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistical physics |
| Institutions | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
| Academic advisors | Henri Poincaré |
| Doctoral students | Ilya Prigogine Léon Van Hove Théophile Lepage |
Théophile Ernest De Donder (French: [də dɔ̃dɛʁ]; 19 August 1872 – 11 May 1957) was a Belgian mathematician, physicist and chemist famous for his work (published in 1923) in developing correlations between the Newtonian concept of chemical affinity and the Gibbsian concept of free energy.