Quote by: Francois Englert

My parents emigrated from Poland in 1924 with my brother, who was a few months old. They were from a simple family of Polish Jews. They were looking, I suppose, for a better economic life and were escaping from an anti-Semitic environment.


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Author Bio


  • NameFrancois Englert
  • DescriptionBelgian theoretical physicist
  • BornNovember 6, 1932
  • CountryBelgium
  • ProfessionPhysicist; University Professor; Theoretical Physicist
  • AwardsWolf Prize In Physics; Francqui Prize; Sakurai Prize; Nobel Prize In Physics; Princess Of Asturias Award - Technical And Scientific Research