This is a list of theBelgian Nobel laureates
| Year | Image | Laureate | Field | Life | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | François Englert[1] | Physics | 1932– | "for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass ofsubatomic particles, and which recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments atCERN'sLarge Hadron Collider" shared withPeter Higgs | |
| 1977 | Ilya Prigogine[2] | Chemistry | 1917–2003 | "for his contributions tonon-equilibrium thermodynamics, particularly the theory of dissipative structures" | |
| 1974 | Albert Claude[3] andChristian De Duve[4] | Physiology or Medicine | 1898–1983 (Claude) 1917–2013 (De Duve) | "for their discoveries concerning the structural and functional organization of the cell" withGeorge E. Palade | |
| 1958 | Dominique Pire[5] | Peace | 1910–1969 | No citation | |
| 1938 | Corneille Heymans[6] | Physiology or Medicine | 1892–1968 | "for the discovery of the role played by thesinus andaortic mechanisms in the regulation ofrespiration" | |
| 1919 | Jules Bordet[7] | Physiology or Medicine | 1870–1961 | "for his discoveries relating toimmunity" | |
| 1913 | Henri La Fontaine[8] | Peace | 1854–1943 | No citation | |
| 1911 | Maurice Maeterlinck[9] | Literature | 1862–1949 | "in appreciation of his many-sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, which are distinguished by a wealth of imagination and by a poetic fancy, which reveals, sometimes in the guise of afairy tale, a deep inspiration, while in a mysterious way they appeal to the readers' own feelings and stimulate their imaginations" | |
| 1909 | Auguste Marie François Beernaert[10] | Peace | 1829–1912 | WithPaul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant (no citation) | |
| 1904 | Institut de Droit International[11] | Peace | Founded 1873 | No citation |