Li Siguang | |
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Born | 26 October 1889 |
Died | 29 April 1971 (aged 81) Beijing, China |
Nationality | Chinese |
Alma mater | Osaka Technical College University of Birmingham |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Peking University |
Li Siguang (Chinese: 李四光; pinyin: Lǐ Sìguāng; Wade–Giles: Li Ssu-kuang; 26 October 1889 – 29 April 1971), also known as J. S. Lee, was a Chinese geologist and politician. He was the founder of China's geomechanics. He was an ethnic Mongol.[1][2] He made outstanding contributions, which changed the situation of "oil deficiency" in the country, enabling the large-scale development of oil fields to raise the country to the ranks of the world's major oil producers.