Ilya Prigogine

Ilya Prigogine
Prigogine in 1977
Born	Ilya Romanovich Prigogine (1917-01-25)25 January 1917 Moscow, Russian Empire
Died	28 May 2003(2003-05-28) (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	Adi Bulsara Radu Bălescu Harry Friedmann Linda Reichl

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, as well as the Francqui Prize in 1955 and the Rumford Medal in 1976.