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	Ceremony of the Francqui Prize by His Royal Highness Prince Philippe at the "Fondation Universitaire" on June 23, 2003 Michel Van Den Bergh
	**Report of the Jury (April 26, 2003) Professor VAN DEN BERGH was characterized by very important contributions in the very active and competitive field from pure mathematics. Its research concentrates on the fundamental relations between the algebra and the geometry. This work, which is characterized by its width and its originality, led to the solution of old problems, of which the assumption of Stanley and that of Kac. The energy and approach of the search for Michel VAN DEN BERGH had a major influence on the not-commutative development of the algebra on an international scale, which becomes obvious within sight of the network of collaborators and joint authors that it developed. Its contributions of fundamental nature will influence probably the direction of the not-commutative geometry for the future. Jury Members : Professor Emeritus Wolfgang PFLEIDERER** Fachbereich Chemie Universität Konstanz Germany Chairman and Professor Math BOLLEN Electric Power Engineering Chalmers University of Technology Göteborg - Sweden Professor Willem-Paul DE ROEVER Institut für Informatik und Praktische Mathematik Kiel - Germany Professor J. Robert DORFMAN Institute for Physical Science and Technology University of Maryland USA Professor Laurence EAVES School of Physics & Astronomy University of Nottingham UK Professor Sergio FERRARA CERN-TH division Geneve Switzerland Professor Bengt GUSTAFSSON Uppsala Astronomical Observatory University of Uppsala Sweden Professor Hanspeter KRAFT Department of Mathematics University of Basel Switzerland Professor Yves MEYER Centre de Mathématiques et de leurs Applications ENS Cachan France Professor Klaus MUELLEN Director MPI für Polymerforschung Mainz - Germany Professor Yves PETROFF European Synchroton Radiation Facility Grenoble - France Professor Mathias SCHEFFLER Director of Fritz-Haber-Institut Der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Berlin-Dahlem - Germany Professor Erio TOSATTI Deputy Director, ICTP Trieste - Italy Professor Jean-Philippe VIAL HEC-Geneve Section of Management Studies University of Geneva Switzerland Professor Max A. VIERGEVER Universitair Ziekenhuis Utrecht The Netherlands Professor Theo VISSER Departement Inwendige Geneeskunde Erasmus MC Rotterdam - The Netherlands Professor Ken WALTERS Department of Mathematics University of Wales UK