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Fang Lizhi

1936 - 2012

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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. Fang was considered as one of the leaders of the New Enlightenment in the 1980s. Because of his activism, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party in January 1987. For his work, Fang was a recipient of the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Award in 1989, given each year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fang Lizhi is the 343rd most popular astronomer (down from 324th in 2019), the 756th most popular biography from China (up from 805th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Fang Lizhi ranks 343 out of 644. Before him are Julius Schiller, Andronicus of Cyrrhus, Heinrich Kreutz, James L. Elliot, Klim Churyumov, and Lyudmila Zhuravleva. After him are Rudolph Minkowski, Hugo von Seeliger, Walter Lewin, Carl A. Wirtanen, Gérard de Vaucouleurs, and Carl Gustav Witt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Fang Lizhi ranks 265. Before him are Guillermo Endara, Ivan Marchuk, Jair Marinho, Abbie Hoffman, Al Oerter, and Carla Fracci. After him are Knud Enemark Jensen, Rachid Mekhloufi, Touria Chaoui, Moacir Claudino Pinto, Marion Chesney, and Walter Lewin. Among people deceased in 2012, Fang Lizhi ranks 197. Before him are Marvin Hamlisch, Ramaz Shengelia, Maurice Sendak, Claude Miller, Michel Duchaussoy, and Paavo Berglund. After him are Steve Franken, Jean Laplanche, Rajesh Khanna, Eve Arnold, Claude Pinoteau, and Shukri Ghanem.

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In China

Among people born in China, Fang Lizhi ranks 756 out of 1,610. Before him are Derek Parfit (1942), Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929), Witness Lee (1905), Wan Li (1916), Zhang Qun (1889), and Sun Chuanfang (1885). After him are Meng Hongwei (1953), Dai Jin (1388), Huang Zongxi (1610), Huang Fu (1883), Nie Er (1912), and Wei Jingsheng (1950).

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  • Photo of Derek Parfit

    Derek Parfit

    PHILOSOPHER

    1942 - 2017

    HPI: 59.52

    Rank: 750

  • Photo of Toshiko Akiyoshi

    Toshiko Akiyoshi

    MUSICIAN

    1929 - Present

    HPI: 59.51

    Rank: 751

  • Photo of Witness Lee

    Witness Lee

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1905 - 1997

    HPI: 59.48

    Rank: 752

  • Photo of Wan Li

    Wan Li

    POLITICIAN

    1916 - 2015

    HPI: 59.40

    Rank: 753

  • Photo of Zhang Qun

    Zhang Qun

    POLITICIAN

    1889 - 1990

    HPI: 59.39

    Rank: 754

  • Photo of Sun Chuanfang

    Sun Chuanfang

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1885 - 1935

    HPI: 59.35

    Rank: 755

  • Photo of Fang Lizhi

    Fang Lizhi

    ASTRONOMER

    1936 - 2012

    HPI: 59.29

    Rank: 756

  • Photo of Meng Hongwei

    Meng Hongwei

    POLITICIAN

    1953 - Present

    HPI: 59.27

    Rank: 757

  • Photo of Dai Jin

    Dai Jin

    PAINTER

    1388 - 1462

    HPI: 59.24

    Rank: 758

  • Photo of Huang Zongxi

    Huang Zongxi

    PHILOSOPHER

    1610 - 1695

    HPI: 59.18

    Rank: 759

  • Photo of Huang Fu

    Huang Fu

    POLITICIAN

    1883 - 1936

    HPI: 59.17

    Rank: 760

  • Photo of Nie Er

    Nie Er

    COMPOSER

    1912 - 1935

    HPI: 59.16

    Rank: 761

  • Photo of Wei Jingsheng

    Wei Jingsheng

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1950 - Present

    HPI: 59.14

    Rank: 762

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Among ASTRONOMERS In China

Among astronomers born in China, Fang Lizhi ranks 2. Before him are Gan De (-400). After him are Jing Fang (-78), Frank Shu (1943), and John Dobson (1915).

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