Fang Lizhi

Professor of astrophysics; civil rights activist and dissident (1936–2012).

Born February 12th, 1936 in Beijing.

Died April 6th, 2012 at 76 years old in Tucson (disease). [ref]

Occupations
astrophysicist, human rights defender, physicist, university teacher
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