A physicist who held the condensed matter physics chair at Collège de France from 1971 to 2004.[ref]
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Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (1932–2007) was a French physicist who made significant contributions to condensed matter physics, particularly in the fields of liquid crystals and polymers. He is best known for his work that helps to explain the behavior of complex materials and systems at the microscopic level.