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The Christophe Plantin Prize (French: Prix Christoffel Plantin), is a Belgian civilian prize, intended to reward a Belgian citizen who resides abroad, who has made significant contributions to cultural, artistic or scientific activities.
Named after noted printer Christophe Plantin, the prize was created in 1968 on the initiative of:
- Dr. Baron Ludo van Bogaert, doctor
- Baron Roger Avermaete, writer
- Hugo van Kuyck, architect
- Maurits Naessens, banker
- OJ Van de Perre, industrialist
Funded by voluntary contributions, the prize consists of a 10,000 € fund and a medal created by Antwerp artist May Néama. On one side the medal has a portrait of Christoffel Plantin, accompanied by his statement: "I have more hope in posteriority than in the current world population." To the reverse is an old picture of Antwerp quays, with a compass and another statement of Plantin: "Labore and Constantia."
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Art | Resides | Notes |
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| 1968 | Armand HENNEUSE | Poetry | ||
| 1969 | Antoon VOLLEMAERE | Mayan paleography | ||
| 1970 | Albert VAN DEN BRANDEN, S.J. | Theology | ||
| 1971 | Pierre LEON | Music | ||
| 1972 | Jean DEVAUX | Arts and Ballet | ||
| 1973 | Jan YOORS | Artist | ||
| 1974 | Pierre RIJCKMANS | Sinologist | ||
| 1975 | Robert VLIEGEN | Music | ||
| 1976 | Paul DETIENNE, S.J. | Languages | Author and Bengali translator | |
| 1977 | Claude ALARD | Sculptor | ||
| 1978 | Mgr. Jose RUYSSCHAERT | Religion | 1965 - vice-prefect, Vatican library 1971 - Honorary chaplain to Pope Paul VI | |
| 1979 | Professor Dr. Karel MAERTENS | Medicine | ||
| 1980 | Professor Pierre van RUTTEN | Ethetics and semantics | ||
| 1981 | Henri R. LERIBAUX | Nuclear science | ||
| 1982 | Professor B. HENDRICKX | History | ||
| 1983 | Philippe FALISSE | Music | traditional music of Dhrupad | |
| 1984 | Charles L. SCHEPENS | Medicine | ||
| 1985 | Edouard VERSTEYLEN | Archeology | ||
| 1986 | Doctor Gabrielle WILLE | Drug addiction | ||
| 1987 | Luc CROEGAERT, S.J. | African studies | Africa | |
| 1988 | Nicole DACOS | Philosophy | ||
| 1989 | Doctor Ghislaine GODENNE | Medicine | ||
| 1990 | Willem A. Grootaers, C.I.C.M. | Dialect | Japanese women | |
| 1991 | Jan OF YOUR | Philosophy | ||
| 1992 | Doctor Emile L. Boulpaep | Medicine | ||
| 1993 | Doctor Marc R. of LEVAL | Medicine | ||
| 1994 | Doctor Lilyan Kesteloot | Culture and litereature of Africa | ||
| 1995 | Ferdinand of TRAZEGNIES there GRANDA | Lawyer | ||
| 1998 | Doctor Jan Modest Quaegebuer | Medicine | ||
| 1999 | Robert Cailliau | co-creator of the World Wide Web | ||
| 2000 | Professor Lutgarde Buydens | Pharmacology | ||
| 2001 | Robert Casteels | Performing Arts | ||
| 2002 | Pierre De Meyts | Medicine | ||
| 2003 | Professor Eduardo Dargent Chamot | History of Nutrition | ||
| 2004 | Professor Christian Wellekens | Computer voice recognition | ||
| 2005 | Professor Hervé Bourlard | Computer sciences | ||
| 2006 | Professor Dr. Bart Willem Kempenaers | |||
| 2007 | Dirk van Braeckel[1] | Automotive design | Design Bentley Continental GTC | |
| 2008 | Professor Patrick De Deckker | Research/Lecturer Past climates, earth's history | ||
| 2009 | Professor Jo Haazen | Musicus, beiaardier | Staatsuniversiteit van Sint-Petersburg, Faculteit voor Vergelijkende Godsdienstwetenschappen, Template:BE |
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| 2010 | Professor Jean-Pierre Danthine | Econoom | Zwitserse Nationale Bank, |
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| 2011 | Catherine Geens | Bedrijfsmanager | Fundación Carlos de Amberes, |
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| 2012 | Koen Sevenants | vzw Morning Tears, [citation needed] | ||
| 2013 | An Van Camp | Kunsthistoricus, conservator | British Museum, |
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| 2014 | Professor Daniel Wagner | Materiaalkundige | Weizmann Instituut van Wetenschappen, |
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| 2015 | Bernard Kervyn | Ontwikkelingswerker | Mekong Plus, [verification needed] | |
| 2016 | Chris Dercon | Curator en museumdirecteur | Tate Modern, Volksbühne, |
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| 2017 | Professor Hilde De Reuse | Onderzoeker microbiologie | Institut Pasteur, |
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| 2018 | Dr. Piet Noë | Oogarts | Rwanda Charity Eye Hospital, |
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| 2019 | Gilbert Deflo | Operaregisseur | wereldwijd | |
| 2021 | Veerle Sterken | Ruimtewetenschapper | ETH Zürich |
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| 2022 | Christophe Cox | Sociaal ondernemer | APOPO, |
References
edit- ^ "Dirk van Braeckel receives top Belgian award". conceptcar.co.uk. 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2009-06-21.