About Zhou Youyuan
Lived 1938 – 2021 (aged 82). Zhou Youyuan was a Chinese astrophysicist.
Zhou Youyuan (; July 30, 1938 – March 12, 2021) was a Chinese astrophysicist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Biography Zhou was born in Shanghai, on July 30, 1938, while his ancestral home was in Nanjing, Jiangsu. On March 12, 2021, he died of illness in Beijing, at the age of 82.
Honours and awards 1980 State Natural Science Award (Second Class) 1990 State Natural Science Award (Second Class) 2001 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
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Chinese astrophysicist
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Zhou Youyuan was born on 30 July 1938 in Shanghai.
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Zhou Youyuan died on 12 March 2021 in Beijing.
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Zhou Youyuan was an astrophysicist.
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