Fang Lizhi
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Fang Lizhi (Chinese: 方励之; pinyin: Fāng Lìzhī; February 12, 1936 – April 6, 2012) was a Chinese astrophysicist, vice-president of the University of Science and Technology of China, and activist whose liberal ideas inspired the pro-democracy student movement of 1986–87 and, finally, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.[1] Because of his activism, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party in January 1987.[2] For his work, Fang was a recipient of the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Award in 1989, given each year.[3] He was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980, but his position was revoked after 1989.
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方励之 | |||||||||
Born | (1936-02-12)12 February 1936 Beijing, China | ||||||||
Died | 6 April 2012(2012-04-06) (aged 76) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||
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Occupation | Astrophysicist | ||||||||
Known for | 1986 Student Demonstrations | ||||||||
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Li Shuxian (m. 1961) | ||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 方勵之 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 方励之 | ||||||||
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