Francqui Prize
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The Francqui Prize is a Belgian scholarly prize awarded by the Francqui Foundation for significant contributions to science or scholarship. Established in 1933 and named after Émile Francqui, the award is made in recognition of the achievements of a scholar who at the start of the year who at the start of the award is under 50. The prize is awarded in a rotation of the exact sciences, social sciences or humanities, and biological or medical sciences. The prize amount is currently 250,000 euros, of which 80% is directed to the support of the recipient's research program, and the remainder goes to the individual.
Candidates must be associated with a Belgian academic institution, and foreign candidates must have been associated with such an institution for at least ten years. The laureate is selected by an international jury whose members may not be affiliated with a Belgian scientific institution or university at the time of nomination or award.
Laureates
The laureates listed by the Francqui Foundation include:
| Year | Laureate | Institution | Field or area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Patrice Cani | UCLouvain | Francqui-Collen biomedical sciences; gut microbiota and metabolism |
| Diether Lambrechts | KU Leuven | Francqui-Collen biomedical sciences; cancer genomics | |
| 2025 | Ine Van Hoyweghen | KU Leuven | Humanities; social sciences of biomedical innovation |
| 2024 | Veronique Van Speybroeck | Ghent University | Exact sciences; applied physics |
| 2023 | Sarah-Maria Fendt | KU Leuven | Francqui-Collen biomedical sciences; fundamental biomedical research |
| Philippe Lemey | KU Leuven; Rega Institute | Francqui-Collen biomedical sciences; clinical and translational research | |
| 2022 | Veerle Rots | University of Liège | Humanities; prehistory |
| 2021 | Michaël Gillon | University of Liège | Exact sciences; astrobiology |
| 2020 | Cédric Blanpain | Université libre de Bruxelles | Francqui-Collen biomedical sciences; fundamental biomedical research |
| Bart Loeys | University of Antwerp | Francqui-Collen biomedical sciences; clinical and translational research | |
| 2019 | Laurens Cherchye | KU Leuven Kulak | Humanities; business and economics |
| Bram De Rock | Université libre de Bruxelles; KU Leuven Kulak | Humanities; economics and business | |
| Frederic Vermeulen | KU Leuven | Humanities; economics | |
| 2018 | Frank Verstraete | Ghent University; University of Vienna | Exact sciences; mathematical physics and astronomy |
| 2017 | Steven Laureys | University of Liège; Liège University Hospital | Biological and medical sciences; coma |
| 2016 | Barbara Baert | KU Leuven | Humanities; medieval art and history of Christian art |
| 2015 | Stefaan Vaes | KU Leuven | Exact sciences; mathematics |
| 2014 | Bart Lambrecht | Ghent University | Biological and medical sciences; immunology and pulmonary disease |
| 2013 | Olivier De Schutter | UCLouvain | Humanities; governance theory and human-rights law |
| 2012 | Conny Aerts | KU Leuven; Radboud University; Hasselt University | Exact sciences; astronomy and astrophysics |
| 2011 | Pierre Vanderhaegen | Université libre de Bruxelles | Biological and medical sciences; neuroscience |
| 2010 | François Maniquet | UCLouvain | Humanities; economics |
| 2009 | Eric Lambin | UCLouvain | Exact sciences; geography |
| 2008 | Michel A. J. Georges | University of Liège | Biological and medical sciences; animal genomics |
| 2007 | François de Callataÿ | Royal Library of Belgium | Humanities; history |
| 2006 | Pierre Gaspard | Université libre de Bruxelles | Exact sciences; statistical mechanics |
| 2005 | Dirk Inzé | Ghent University | Biological and medical sciences; plant systems biology |
| 2004 | Marie-Claire Foblets | KU Leuven | Humanities; anthropology |
| 2003 | Michel Van den Bergh | Hasselt University; Vrije Universiteit Brussel | Exact sciences; algebra and geometry |
| 2002 | Peter Carmeliet | KU Leuven | Biological and medical sciences; transgenic technology and gene therapy |
| 2001 | Philippe Van Parijs | UCLouvain | Humanities; social justice philosophy |
| 2000 | Marc Henneaux | Université libre de Bruxelles | Exact sciences; theoretical physics |
| 1999 | Marc Parmentier | Université libre de Bruxelles | Biological and medical sciences; molecular biology |
| 1998 | Mathias Dewatripont | Université libre de Bruxelles | Humanities; economics |
| 1997 | Jean-Luc Brédas | University of Mons-Hainaut | Exact sciences; materials chemistry |
| 1996 | Etienne Pays | Université libre de Bruxelles | Biological and medical sciences; molecular biology |
| 1995 | Claude d'Aspremont Lynden | UCLouvain | Humanities; economics |
| 1994 | Eric G. Derouane | UCLouvain | Exact sciences; chemistry and catalysis |
| 1993 | Gilbert Vassart | Université libre de Bruxelles | Biological and medical sciences; pathological biochemistry |
| 1992 | Géry van Outryve d'Ydewalle | KU Leuven | Humanities; experimental psychology |
| 1991 | Jean-Marie André | University of Namur | Exact sciences; applied theoretical chemistry |
| 1990 | Thierry Boon | UCLouvain | Biological and medical sciences; immunotherapy |
| 1989 | Pierre Pestieau | University of Liège | Humanities; economics and mathematical economics |
| 1988 | Pierre van Moerbeke | UCLouvain | Exact sciences; algebraic geometry |
| 1987 | Jacques Urbain | Université libre de Bruxelles | Biological and medical sciences; immunology |
| 1986 | Marc Wilmet | Université libre de Bruxelles | Humanities; Romance philology and French linguistics |
| 1985 | Amand Lucas | University of Namur | Exact sciences; theoretical physics |
| 1984 | Désiré Collen | KU Leuven | Biological and medical sciences; biochemistry and molecular biochemistry |
| 1983 | Alexis Jacquemin | UCLouvain | Humanities; political and industrial economics |
| 1982 | François Englert | Université libre de Bruxelles | Exact sciences; theoretical physics |
| 1981 | André Trouet | UCLouvain | Biological and medical sciences; cellular and molecular pathology |
| 1980 | Jozef IJsewijn | KU Leuven | Humanities; humanist Latin literature |
| 1979 | Jozef Schell | Ghent University | Exact sciences; genetics |
| 1978 | Jacques Nihoul | University of Liège | Biological and medical sciences; applied mathematics and theoretical physics |
| 1977 | Jacques Taminiaux | UCLouvain | Humanities; history of philosophy and philosophy of art |
| 1976 | Walter Fiers | Ghent University | Exact sciences; molecular biology |
| 1975 | René Thomas | Université libre de Bruxelles | Biological and medical sciences; chemistry and molecular genetics |
| 1974 | Raoul Van Caenegem | Ghent University | Humanities; medieval history and legal history |
| 1973 | Pierre Macq | UCLouvain | Exact sciences; experimental nuclear physics |
| 1972 | Jean-Edouard Desmedt | Université libre de Bruxelles | Biological and medical sciences; human neurophysiology |
| 1971 | Georges Thines | UCLouvain | Humanities; experimental psychology and animal psychology |
| 1970 | Radu Balescu | Université libre de Bruxelles | Exact sciences; theoretical and mathematical physics |
| 1969 | Isidoor Leusen | Ghent University | Biological and medical sciences; human physiology |
| 1968 | Jules Horrent | University of Liège | Humanities; Romance philology |
| 1967 | José J. Fripiat | Catholic University of Louvain | Exact sciences; physical chemistry and surface chemistry |
| 1966 | Henri G. Hers | Catholic University of Louvain | Biological and medical sciences; biochemistry and physiological chemistry |
| 1965 | Roland Mortier | Université libre de Bruxelles | Humanities; French and comparative literature |
| 1964 | Paul Ledoux | University of Liège | Exact sciences; theoretical astrophysics |
| 1963 | Hubert Chantrenne | Université libre de Bruxelles | Biological and medical sciences; molecular biology |
| 1962 | Chaïm Perelman | Université libre de Bruxelles | Humanities; philosophy |
| 1961 | Jules Duchesne | University of Liège | Exact sciences; chemistry and molecular physics |
| Adolphe Van Tiggelen | Catholic University of Louvain | Exact sciences; spectrochemistry and physical chemistry | |
| 1960 | Christian de Duve | Catholic University of Louvain | Biological and medical sciences; physiological chemistry and biochemistry |
| 1959 | Gérard Garitte | Catholic University of Louvain | Humanities; Christian Orientalism and classical philology |
| 1958 | Léon Van Hove | Utrecht University | Exact sciences; mathematical sciences and theoretical physics |
| 1957 | Lucien Massart | Ghent University | Biological and medical sciences; organic chemistry |
| 1956 | Louis Remacle | University of Liège | Humanities; Romance philology |
| 1955 | Ilya Prigogine | Université libre de Bruxelles | Exact sciences; chemistry and molecular physics |
| 1954 | Raymond Jeener | Université libre de Bruxelles | Biological and medical sciences; animal physiology and biology |
| 1953 | Etienne Lamotte | Catholic University of Louvain | Humanities; classical philosophy and Oriental studies |
| Claire Préaux | Université libre de Bruxelles | Humanities; classical philology | |
| 1952 | Florent Bureau | University of Liège | Exact sciences; mathematics and algebraic geometry |
| 1951 | Henri Koch | KU Leuven | Biological and medical sciences; physiology |
| 1950 | Paul Harsin | University of Liège | Humanities; political and social sciences |
| 1949 | Léon Rosenfeld | University of Liège | Exact sciences; theoretical physics and nuclear sciences |
| 1948 | Jean Brachet | Université libre de Bruxelles | Biological and medical sciences; biology and biophysics |
| Pol Swings | University of Liège | Exact sciences; physics and spectroscopy | |
| Zénon-M. Bacq | University of Liège | Biological and medical sciences; physiopathology | |
| Marc de Hemptinne | Catholic University of Louvain | Exact sciences; physical and chemical sciences | |
| Léon H. Dupriez | Catholic University of Louvain | Humanities; economics and economic philosophy | |
| 1946 | Marcel Florkin | University of Liège | Biological and medical sciences; biochemistry and physiological chemistry |
| Frans-H. van den Dungen | Université libre de Bruxelles | Exact sciences; applied sciences | |
| François-L. Ganshof | Ghent University | Humanities; medieval history | |
| 1940 | Pierre Nolf | University of Liège | Biological and medical sciences; pathology and biology |
| 1938 | Jacques Errera | Université libre de Bruxelles | Exact sciences; nuclear sciences |
| 1936 | Franz Cumont | University of Liège | Humanities; classical philology |
| 1934 | Georges Lemaître | Catholic University of Louvain | Exact sciences; astrophysics |
| 1933 | Henri Pirenne | Ghent University | Humanities; philosophy and letters |
See also
- University Foundation
- Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF)
- List of general science and technology awards
- List of social sciences awards
External links
- 2017-04-09 at theWayback Machine (in French)