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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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