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František Janouch

Czech physicist and writer (1931–2024)

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.²

From Wikipedia’s article on František Janouch (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 22, 1931, died Jan 12, 2024.¹

About

He was later expelled and stripped of his citizenship at the time of normalization. In 1978 in Stockholm, he co-founded and chaired the Charter 77 Foundation to support Czechoslovak Charter 77 signatories from abroad.

From Wikipedia’s article on František Janouch, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Charta 77 FoundationBoard member¹⁷
Charta 77 FoundationFounder¹⁷

Early life and education

Date not recordedFaculty of Physics, State University of Saint Petersbourg³

Career

Occupation: physicist, translator, writer, nuclear physicist, university teacher, author, opinion journalist.⁷

Date not recordedWorked at University of Copenhagen Niels Bohr Institute⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Charles University⁴
Date not recordedFounded Charta 77 Foundation⁵
Date not recordedBoard member, Charta 77 Foundation⁶

Personal life

BornSep 22, 1931, Lysá nad Labem⁸
DiedJan 12, 2024, Stockholm^{9 10}
CitizenshipCzech Republic¹¹
SpouseAda Kolmanová 1963 to 2024¹²
Children2^{13 14}

František Janouch died in Stockholm, Sweden on 12 January 2024, at the age of 92.

Janouch's daughter, Katerina Janouch, is a Swedish journalist, far-right politician, and author.

From Wikipedia’s article on František Janouch (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

2012Silver Medal of the President of the Senate^{15 16}
Date not recordedCzech Medal of Merit, 1st class¹⁵

Sources

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WikidataFrantišek Janouch on Wikidata
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WikipediaFrantišek Janouch on Wikipedia
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WikidataFrantišek Janouch: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrantišek Janouch: Worked at University of Copenhagen Niels Bohr Institute, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrantišek Janouch: Founded Charta 77 Foundation, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrantišek Janouch: Board member, Charta 77 Foundation, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrantišek Janouch: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrantišek Janouch: place of death, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of death, as reported
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WikidataFrantišek Janouch: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrantišek Janouch: spouse, on Wikidata
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Wikidatanumber of children, as reported by Bez Františka Janoucha ani moře nešplouchá: Františku Janouchovi k narozeninám
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WikidataFrantišek Janouch: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataCharta 77 Foundation, Board member
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Wikimedia CommonsFrantišek Janouch photo by Dominik Matus, CC BY-SA 4.0