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Jean Charlotte Spencer

b. 1940

New Zealand physicist

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Born 1940. Jean Charlotte Spencer is a New Zealand physicist.

Jean Charlotte Spencer (later Lang, born 10 June 1940) is a New Zealand Olympic gymnast. Born in the United Kingdom, she now lives in Australia.

Private life Spencer was born in 1940 in Woodford, now Greater London, Great Britain, but part of Essex at the time of her birth. She received her secondary education at Epsom Girls' Grammar School in Auckland, New Zealand, where she was dux. She attended Auckland University College and graduated Master of Science with Honours in physics in 1964. She later moved to Australia. It would be 20 years—1984— before the next New Zealand gymnast, Tanya Moss, would represent the country at another Summer Olympics.

Lang was later on the national committee of the Australian Gymnastic Federation. She was the co-ordinator for elite gymnasts in New South Wales for the NSW Gymnastic Association and a judge at gymnastics competitions. She was made a life member of Gymnastics New South Wales in 2010.

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Epsom Girls' Grammar School, University of Auckland

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Who is Jean Charlotte Spencer?

New Zealand physicist

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Jean Charlotte Spencer was born on 10 June 1940 in Woodford.

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Jean Charlotte Spencer is a physicist.

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Jean Charlotte Spencer is New Zealand.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jean Charlotte Spencer

· Wikidata: Q38283389

· DBpedia: Jean Spencer (gymnast)

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