Li Fanghua

Li Fanghua (Chinese: 李方华; 6 January 1932 – 24 January 2020) was a Hong Kong-born Chinese physicist.[1] She was a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, The World Academy of Sciences, and the International Union of Crystallography.[1] She was also the director of Chinese Society of Physics and China Union of Crystallography, and an editor of the Journal of Chinese Electron Microscopy Society, J. Electron Microscopy, Chinese Physics Letter, and Chinese Journal of Physics.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Fanghua
李方华
Born(1932-01-06)January 6, 1932
British Hong Kong
DiedJanuary 24, 2020(2020-01-24) (aged 88)
Beijing, China
NationalityChinese
Alma materSun Yat-sen University
Wuhan University
Saint Petersburg State University
Spouse(s)Fan Haifu
AwardsL'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science (2003)
Scientific career
FieldsElectron microscope
InstitutionsChinese Academy of Sciences
The World Academy of Sciences
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李方華
Simplified Chinese李方华

Li won the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science in 2003.[1][2] She was fluent in English, French, German, Japanese, and Russian.[3]

Biography

Li was born in British Hong Kong on January 6, 1932, with her ancestral home in Deqing County, Guangdong.[4] She had four brothers and one sister.[3][5] Her father, Li Jiong (Chinese: 李炯), was a major general in the National Revolutionary Army.[3][5] Her mother, Liu Jiqing (Chinese: 刘季卿) was a native of Beijing.[5] Li spent her childhood in British Hong Kong, Beijing and Guangzhou.[1]

Li secondary studied at Fu Jen Girls' School (Chinese: 辅仁女子中学) and Peidao Private Middle School (Chinese: 培道私立中学), then she was accepted to Lingnan Private University (now Sun Yat-sen University).[1][3] She was a graduate student in physics at Wuhan University.[1] She also graduated from Leningrad University ( now Saint Petersburg State University) in 1956, where she majored in physics.[1] After graduation, she applied for an internship in the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and studied under Lu Xueshan.[1][6]

During the Cultural Revolution, she was sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to perform manual labour.[1] She returned to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1973.[1] From 1982 to 1983, she was a visiting scholar at Osaka University.[3][5]

She was elected a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1993 and a fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 1998. In February 2003, she received the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science Award.[7]

Li died on January 24, 2020 in Beijing.[8]

Personal life

Li was married to fellow physicist Fan Haifu.[9]

References
  1. "Li Hailed as Top Woman Scientist". China Daily. April 2, 2003.
  2. "贺李方华院士获"联合国教科文组织世界杰出女科学家成就奖"报告会举行". Chinese Society of Physics (in Chinese). 2003-03-22.
  3. "李方华：显微科学的"半边天"". Sina (in Chinese). 2007-07-18.
  4. "广东籍才女李方华获奖". Sina (in Chinese). 2003-03-01.
  5. "世界杰出女科学家成就奖：李方华". Sohu (in Chinese). 2008-03-06. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  6. "李方华 执著于"小科学"的大科学家". GMW (in Chinese). 2003-03-29.
  7. "中国科学家李方华教授首摘"女性诺贝尔奖"". Sina (in Chinese). 2003-02-28.
  8. "中科院院士、著名物理学家李方华逝世，享年88岁". The paper (in Chinese). 2020-01-26.
  9. "李方华：科学对性别无偏见". Beijing Review (in Chinese). 2010-03-17.
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