About Liu Guangding
Lived 1929 – 2018 (aged 88). Liu Guangding was a Chinese geophysicist and geologist.
Liu Guangding (; 29 December 1929 – 7 August 2018) was a Chinese geophysicist best known for his work in geophysics, marine geology and petroleum geology. He had been hailed as "Father of Chinese marine geology". He was a member of the 8th and 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Biography Liu was born in Beijing on December 29, 1929, with his ancestral home in Penglai, Shandong. His father Liu Benzhao was a scholar. Devastated by the loss, his mother Dong Lin committed suicide at the age of 48.
Personal life Liu had a son and a daughter.
Awards Science and Technology Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Second Class Prize of State Natural Science Award Li Siguang Science Honor Award Special Prize for Technology and Progress of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Chinese geologist (1929–2018)
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Liu Guangding was born on 29 December 1929 in Beijing.
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Liu Guangding died on 7 August 2018 in Beijing.
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Liu Guangding was a geophysicist and geologist.
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