Ilya Prigogine
Ilya Prigogine | |
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Prigogine in 1977 | |
| Born | Ilya Ruvimovich Prigogine 25 January 1917 Moscow, Russia |
| Died | 28 May 2003 (aged 86) Brussels, Belgium |
| Citizenship | Belgian (1949–2003) |
| Education | 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) Cothenius Medal(1975) 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, 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.