Théophile de Donder
Belgian physicist, mathematician, and chemist (1872–1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Théophile Ernest de Donder (French: [də dɔ̃dɛʁ]; 19 August 1872 – 11 May 1957) was a Belgian mathematician, physicist and chemist famous for his work (published in 1923) in developing correlations between the Newtonian concept of chemical affinity and the Gibbsian concept of free energy.
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Théophile de Donder | |
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Born | (1872-08-19)19 August 1872 |
Died | 11 May 1957(1957-05-11) (aged 84) |
Nationality | Belgian |
Alma mater | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
Known for | Being the father of irreversible thermodynamics |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist and mathematician |
Institutions | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
Academic advisors | Henri Poincaré |
Doctoral students | Ilya Prigogine Léon Van Hove Théophile Lepage |
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