Fang Lizhi

Fang Lizhi 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.

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Who was born first?

• Fang Lizhi and Alan J. Heeger were born the same year
• Fang Lizhi and Hideki Shirakawa were born the same year
• Fang Lizhi and Margaret Hamilton were born the same year
• Fang Lizhi and Barry C. Barish were born the same year
• Fang Lizhi and Robert Wilson were born the same year

Timeline

1. Alan J. HeegerJanuary 22, 1936 – present
2. Barry C. BarishJanuary 27, 1936 – present
3. Fang Lizhi (this page)February 12, 1936 – April 6, 2012
4. Hideki ShirakawaAugust 20, 1936 – August 24, 2026
5. Margaret HamiltonAugust 17, 1936 – September 30, 2026
6. Robert WilsonJanuary 10, 1936 – present

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• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
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