Li Siguang

Li Siguang
Born26 October 1889
Died29 April 1971 (aged 81)
Beijing, China
NationalityChinese
Alma materOsaka Technical College
University of Birmingham
Scientific career
InstitutionsPeking University
Li Siguang Memorial Museum in Huangzhou, Hubei

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.

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