František Janouch

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František Janouch

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
Janouch in 2016
Born(1931-08-22)22 August 1931
Died12 January 2024(2024-01-12) (aged 92)
Stockholm, Sweden
Alma materFaculty of Physics of St. Petersburg State University
Occupation(s)Nuclear physicist, author
Years active1974–2024
MovementCharter 77 Foundation
SpouseAda Kolmanová
Children2, including Katerina
RelativesArnošt Kolman, father-in-law
AwardsSilver Medal of the Chairman of the Senate (2012)
Medal of Merit (2001)
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Personal life

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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