Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
French physicist
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes was a French physicist and the Nobel Prize laureate in physics in 1991. Wikipedia
Born: October 24, 1932, Paris, France
Died: May 18, 2007 (age 74 years), Orsay, France
Notable students: Françoise Brochard-Wyart, Steve Granick, Denis Wirtz, and more
Children: Claire Wyart, Marc de Gennes, Matthieu Wyart, and more
Education: University of Paris (1957), University of Paris-Saclay, École normale supérieure, and more
Awards: Wolf Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Matteucci Medal, and more
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