François Englert
François Englert | |
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.jpg) Englert in 2013 | |
| Born | 6 November 1932 |
| Died | 18 June 2026 (aged 93) Uccle, Brussels, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Alma mater | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
| Known for | Higgs mechanism |
| Awards | Francqui Prize (1982) Wolf Prize in Physics (2004) Sakurai Prize (2010) Nobel Prize in Physics (2013) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | Université Libre de Bruxelles Tel Aviv University[2][3] |
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François Baron Englert (French: [ɑ̃ɡlɛʁ]; 6 November 1932 – 18 June 2026) was a Belgian theoretical physicist. In 2013, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics with Peter Higgs for their work in the discovery of the Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism.
Englert died on 18 June 2026 in Uccle, Belgium at the age of 93.[4][5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "CV". Francquifoundation.be. 1982-04-17. Archived from the original on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- ↑ Tel Aviv U. affiliated prof. who is a Holocaust survivor wins Nobel for physics, The Jerusalem Post, Danielle Ziri, 10/08/2013
- ↑ Tel Aviv University professor shares Nobel for physics Archived 2014-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, Haaretz, 8 October 2013
- ↑ "Le belge François Englert, prix Nobel de physique pour la découverte du "boson de Higgs", est décédé à l'âge de 93 ans" (in French). RTBF. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ "François Englert (1932 – 2026)". CERN. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
