Viscount Ilya Romanovich Prigogine was a Belgian physical chemist of Russian-Jewish origin, noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility. Wikipedia
Born: January 25, 1917, Moscow, Russia
Died: May 28, 2003 (age 86 years), Brussels, Belgium
Education: Université Libre de Bruxelles and Free University of Brussels
Awards: Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Rumford Medal
Parents: Roman Prigogine and Yulia Vikhman
Siblings: Alexandre Prigogine
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