Jean-Marie André (born 31 March 1944, in Charleroi,

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and deceased 3 January 2023, in Namur, Belgium) was a

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scientist and professor of Theoretical and Chemical Physics at the Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix (now, University of Namur) in Belgium. He made important contributions to

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chemistry.IAQMS-biography
/ref> In 1984, he was awarded the Medal of the

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(IAQMS), and in 1991, he was awarded the

Francqui Prize The Francqui Prize is a prestigious Belgian scholarly and scientific prize named after Émile Francqui. Normally annually since 1933, the Francqui Foundation awards it in recognition of the achievements of a scholar or scientist, who at the start ...

on Exact Sciences. He was a member of the IAQMS.

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Jean-Marie André
1944 births 2013 deaths Scientists from Charleroi Academic staff of the Université de Namur Members of Academia Europaea {{Belgium-scientist-stub