Ilya Prigogine

Ilya Prigogine
Prigogine in 1977
Born
Ilya Romanovich Prigogine

(1917-01-25)25 January 1917
Died28 May 2003(2003-05-28) (aged 86)
Brussels, Belgium
NationalityBelgian (1949—2003)
Alma materFree University of Brussels
Known forDissipative structures
Brusselator
Non-equilibrium thermodynamics
SpouseHélène Jofé (m. 1945; son Yves Prigogine) Maria Prokopowicz (m. 1961; son Pascal Prigogine)
RelativesAlexandre Prigogine (brother)
AwardsFrancqui Prize (1955)
Rumford Medal (1976)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1977)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
Physics
InstitutionsFree University of Brussels, Université libre de Bruxelles
International Solvay Institute
University of Texas, Austin
University of Chicago
Doctoral advisorThéophile de Donder
Doctoral students

Viscount Ilya Romanovich Prigogine (/prɪˈɡʒn/; 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, as well as the Francqui Prize in 1955 and the Rumford Medal in 1976.