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Czech physicist and writer (1931–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
František Janouch (22 September 1931 – 12 January 2024) was a Czech nuclear physicist, author and dissident. While still a high-school student in 1948, he joined the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. He was later expelled and stripped of his citizenship at the time of normalization.[1] In 1978 in Stockholm, he co-founded and chaired the Charter 77 Foundation to support Czechoslovak Charter 77 signatories from abroad.[1]
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František Janouch | |
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_II.jpg) Janouch in 2016 | |
| Born | 22 August 1931 |
| Died | 12 January 2024 (aged 92) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Physics of St. Petersburg State University |
| Occupation(s) | Nuclear physicist, author |
| Years active | 1974–2024 |
| Movement | Charter 77 Foundation |
| Spouse | Ada Kolmanová |
| Children | 2, including Katerina |
| Relatives | Arnošt Kolman, father-in-law |
| Awards | Silver Medal of the Chairman of the Senate (2012) Medal of Merit (2001) |
František Janouch died in Stockholm, Sweden on 12 January 2024, at the age of 92.[2]
Janouch's daughter, Katerina Janouch, is a Swedish journalist, far-right politician, and author.[3]
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