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František Janouch | |
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Janouch in 2016 | |
| Born | (1931-08-22)22 August 1931 |
| Died | 12 January 2024(2024-01-12) (aged 92) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Physics ofSt. Petersburg State University |
| Occupations | Nuclear physicist, author |
| Years active | 1974–2024 |
| Movement | Charter 77 Foundation |
| Spouse | Ada Kolmanová |
| Children | 2, includingKaterina |
| Relatives | Arnošt Kolman, father-in-law |
| Awards | Silver Medal of the Chairman of the Senate (2012) Medal of Merit (2001) |
František Janouch (22 September 1931 – 12 January 2024) was a Czechnuclear physicist, author anddissident. While still a high-school student in 1948, he joined theCommunist Party of Czechoslovakia. He was later expelled and stripped of his citizenship at the time ofnormalization.[1] In 1978 in Stockholm, he co-founded and chaired the Charter 77 Foundation to support CzechoslovakCharter 77 signatories from abroad.[1]
František Janouch died inStockholm, 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]