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Prix Francqui | the winners from the University of Liège

The Francqui Prize - sometimes also called the "Belgian Nobel Prize" - is awarded annually by the Francqui Foundation to scientists from the exact sciences, the humanities and the biological and medical sciences. Several Francqui laureates have gone on to win international prizes, including the Nobel Prize. Many researchers from the University of Liège have been awarded the prize.

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About the Francqui Prize

The Francqui Prize is sometimes also called the "Belgian Nobel Prize", which is explained by the rich history and international character of this prize. The Francqui Foundation was established in 1932 by the Belgian diplomat Emile Francqui and the then American President Herbert Hoover. After the First World War, both invested in various scientific organisations to stimulate research in Belgium. Today, the Foundation's multidisciplinary board of directors is chaired by the Honorary President of the European Council and Minister of State Herman Van Rompuy and the Managing Director and Professor Pierre Van Moerbeke, himself a former former former Francqui Prize winner.

Each year, the Francqui Foundation awards 250,000 euros to a scientist from the exact sciences, the humanities and the biological and medical sciences. Several Francqui laureates have received international awards, including the Nobel Prize. For example, the Belgian Nobel Prize winners in chemistry, medicine and physics Ilya Prigogine, Christian de Duve and François Englert won the Francqui Prize in 1955, 1960 and 1982.

updated on 8/19/26

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