# Christophe Plantin Prize

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

| Year | Winner | Art | Resides | Notes |
| 1968 | Armand HENNEUSE | Poetry | Lyon | |
| 1969 | Antoon VOLLEMAERE | Mayan paleography | Bujumbura | |
| 1970 | Albert VAN DEN BRANDEN, S.J. | Theology | Lebanese University | |
| 1971 | Pierre LEON | Music | Bonn Opera | |
| 1972 | Jean DEVAUX | Arts and Ballet | Guatemala | |
| 1973 | Jan YOORS | Artist | New York City | |
| 1974 | Pierre RIJCKMANS | Sinologist | Australian National University | |
| 1975 | Robert VLIEGEN | Music | Osaka College of Music | |
| 1976 | Paul DETIENNE, S.J. | Languages | India | Author and Bengali translator |
| 1977 | Claude ALARD | Sculptor | Bourges | |
| 1978 | Mgr. Jose RUYSSCHAERT | Religion | Vatican | 1965 - vice-prefect, Vatican library 1971 - Honorary chaplain to Pope Paul VI |
| 1979 | Professor Dr. Karel MAERTENS | Medicine | University of Kinshasa | |
| 1980 | Professor Pierre van RUTTEN | Ethetics and semantics | University of Ottawa | |
| 1981 | Henri R. LERIBAUX | Nuclear science | Texas A&M University |
| 1982 | Professor B. HENDRICKX | History | University of Johannesburg | |
| 1983 | Philippe FALISSE | Music | India | traditional music of Dhrupad |
| 1984 | Charles L. SCHEPENS | Medicine | United States | |
| 1985 | Edouard VERSTEYLEN | Archeology | Museo Nacional de Arqueología Antropología e Historia del Perú | |
| 1986 | Doctor Gabrielle WILLE | Drug addiction | Universidad del Norte | |
| 1987 | Luc CROEGAERT, S.J. | African studies | Africa | |
| 1988 | Nicole DACOS | Philosophy | Academia Belgica | |
| 1989 | Doctor Ghislaine GODENNE | Medicine | University of Maryland, College Park |
| 1990 | Willem A. Grootaers, C.I.C.M. | Dialect | Fu Jen Catholic University and Sophia University | Japanese women |
| 1991 | Jan OF YOUR | Philosophy | Academia of Investigaciòn Científica Mexican | |
| 1992 | Doctor Emile L. Boulpaep | Medicine | Yale University | |
| 1993 | Doctor Marc R. of LEVAL | Medicine | Great Ormond Street Hospital | |
| 1994 | Doctor Lilyan Kesteloot | Culture and litereature of Africa | University of Dakar | |
| 1995 | Ferdinand of TRAZEGNIES there GRANDA | Lawyer | Ambassador | |
| 1998 | Doctor Jan Modest Quaegebuer | Medicine | Columbia University | |
| 1999 | Robert Cailliau | | CERN | co-creator of the World Wide Web |
| 2000 | Professor Lutgarde Buydens | Pharmacology | University of Nijmegen | |
| 2001 | Robert Casteels | Performing Arts | LASALLE College of the Arts | |
| 2002 | Pierre De Meyts | Medicine | Hagedorn Research Institute | |
| 2003 | Professor Eduardo Dargent Chamot | History of Nutrition | St. Mary's University | |
| 2004 | Professor Christian Wellekens | Computer voice recognition | Institut Eurécom | |
| 2005 | Professor Hervé Bourlard | Computer sciences | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
| 2006 | Professor Dr. Bart Willem Kempenaers | | Max Planck Institute | |
| 2007 | Dirk van Braeckel | Automotive design | Bentley Motors | Design Bentley Continental GTC |
| 2008 | Professor Patrick De Deckker | Research/Lecturer Past climates, earth's history | Australian National University | |
| 2009 | Professor Jo Haazen | Musicus, beiaardier | Staatsuniversiteit van Sint-Petersburg, Faculteit voor Vergelijkende Godsdienstwetenschappen, | |
| 2010 | Professor Jean-Pierre Danthine | Econoom | Zwitserse Nationale Bank, | |
| 2011 | Catherine Geens | Bedrijfsmanager | Fundación Carlos de Amberes, | |
| 2012 | Koen Sevenants | | vzw Morning Tears, | |
| 2013 | An Van Camp | Kunsthistoricus, conservator | British Museum, | |
| 2014 | Professor H. Daniel Wagner | Materiaalkundige | Weizmann Instituut van Wetenschappen, | |
| 2015 | Bernard Kervyn | Ontwikkelingswerker | Mekong Plus, | |
| 2016 | Chris Dercon | Curator en museumdirecteur | Tate Modern, Volksbühne, | |
| 2017 | Professor Hilde De Reuse | Onderzoeker microbiologie | Institut Pasteur, | |
| 2018 | Dr. Piet Noë | Oogarts | Rwanda Charity Eye Hospital, | |
| 2019 | Gilbert Deflo | Operaregisseur | wereldwijd | |
| 2021 | Veerle Sterken | Ruimtewetenschapper | ETH Zürich | |
| 2022 | Christophe Cox | Sociaal ondernemer | APOPO, | |