François Englert
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François Englert receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2013.
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François Englert after receiving his Nobel Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2013.
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3 (of 22) An overview of the 2013 Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall.
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4 (of 22) The 2013 Nobel Laureates on stage at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. From left: Physics Laureates François Englert and Peter Higgs, Chemistry Laureates Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel, Medicine Laureates James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof and Laureates in Economic Sciences Eugene F. Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert J. Shiller.
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5 (of 22) François Englert arrives at the Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall on 10 December 2013 together with his wife Mrs Mira Nikomarow.
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6 (of 22) François Englert proceeds into the Blue Hall with Mrs Rina Levitt, spouse of Chemistry Laureate Michael Levitt.
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7 (of 22) François Englert with Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden at the table of honour.
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8 (of 22) François Englert in a conversation with Mrs Rina Levitt, spouse of Chemistry Laureate Michael Levitt.
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9 (of 22) The Swedish Royal Family receive the Laureates and their significant others in the Prince's Gallery after the Nobel Banquet. From left to right: Prince Carl Philip, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs, Mrs Mira Nikomarow, Nobel Laureate François Englert, Her Majesty Queen Silvia and Prince Daniel.
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François Englert showing his Nobel Medal during his visit to the Nobel Foundation on 12 December 2013. On this occasion, the Laureates retrieve the Nobel diploma and Medal, which have been displayed in the Golden Hall of the City Hall following the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. The Laureates also discuss the details concerning the transfer of their prize money.
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François Englert during his visit to the Nobel Foundation on 12 December 2013.
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12 (of 22) François Englert delivering his Nobel Lecture The BEH Mechanism and its Scalar Boson in the Aula Magna at Stockholm University, 8 December 2013.
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13 (of 22) François Englert delivering his Nobel Lecture in the Aula Magna at Stockholm University, 8 December 2013.
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François Englert during the interview with Nobelprize.org on 6 December 2013.
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Like many Nobel Laureates before him, François Englert autographs a chair at Bistro Nobel at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2013.
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The chair signed by both 2013 Physics Laureates at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2013.
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17 (of 22) Portrait of François Englert. Photo taken in Lindau, July 2015.
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18 (of 22) François Englert's first visit to the laboratory after the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics. This picture was taken on 24 February 2014.
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19 (of 22) Portrait of François Englert. Photo taken at a CERN seminar, 2012.
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20 (of 22) François Englert lectures on broken symmetries for students.
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21 (of 22) Peter Higgs (right) and François Englert (left) at a CERN seminar, 2012.
Photo: Maximilien Brice; Laurent Egli. Copyright © CERN 2012 Kindly provided by CERN
22 (of 22) François Englert visits the ATLAS cavern.
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Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
See them all presented here.