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Czech physicist and writer (1931–2024)
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František Janouch
Janouch in 2016
Born(1931-08-22)22 August 1931
Lysá nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Died12 January 2024(2024-01-12) (aged 92)
Stockholm, Sweden
Alma materFaculty of Physics of St. Petersburg State University
Occupation(s)Nuclear physicist, author
Years active1974–2024
MovementCharter 77 Foundation
SpouseAda Kolmanová
Children2, including Katerina
RelativesArnošt Kolman, father-in-law
AwardsSilver Medal of the Chairman of the Senate (2012)
Medal of Merit (2001)

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. 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.

Personal life

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.

References

  1. ^ Fojtů, Martina (18 November 2014). "Staňte se občany, vyzval studenty chartista". em.muni.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. "Charter 77 founder František Janouch dies at 92". Radio Prague International. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. "Katerina Janouch". In The Words Of. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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