Léon van Hove
Belgian physicist, Director General of CERN (1924-1990) · Belgium · On the map · Scientists · Died at 66
Léon Charles Prudent Van Hove was a Belgian physicist and a Director General of CERN. He developed a scientific career spanning mathematics, solid state physics, elementary particle and nuclear physics to cosmology.
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1990Died2 September 19901974Max Planck MedalAward1962Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical PhysicsAward1958Francqui PrizeAward1924Born10 February 1924
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Belgium
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Type
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Status
Deceased
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Lived 1924 to 1990 · aged 66
The same award as Léon
Kurt BinderBoth received Max Planck Medal
Francesco CalogeroBoth received Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical PhysicsDaniel Z. FreedmanBoth received Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical PhysicsWalter ThirringBoth received Max Planck MedalSergio FerraraBoth received Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical PhysicsNicholas KemmerBoth received Max Planck Medal
Francesco CalogeroBoth received Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical PhysicsDaniel Z. FreedmanBoth received Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical PhysicsWalter ThirringBoth received Max Planck MedalSergio FerraraBoth received Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical PhysicsNicholas KemmerBoth received Max Planck Medal