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Liu Gang is a Chinese and American male politician, mathematician, financier, and human rights defender. Born in Liaoyuan in 1961, he has been educated at Peking University, Columbia University, New York University, and the University of Science and Technology of China. He speaks Chinese and has worked in the field of mathematics.
He is employed by the Institute for Advanced Study. His professional activities include participation in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. As an author, his works include Analytic economics, Die ying chong chong, Jin Yong de jiang hu, Lu Xun yu yan xiu gai yi shu, and Shanghai cheng shi ji ti suo you zhi gong ye yan jiu.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Analytic economics
- Die ying chong chong
- Jin Yong de jiang hu
- Lu Xun yu yan xiu gai yi shu
- Shanghai cheng shi ji ti suo you zhi gong ye yan jiu
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1961-01-30 ) 30 January 1961 (age 65) , Liaoyuan , Jilin , China
- Alma mater
- University of Science and Technology of China ( BS ), Peking University ( MA ), Columbia University ( MA ), New York University
- Known for
- Participation in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests
- Title
- Founder of Beijing Students' Autonomous Federation
- Father
- Liu Guichun
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Liu
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Liaoyuan
- Occupation
- theoretical physicist
- Employer
- Institute for Advanced Study
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Participant in
- 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- Field of work
- mathematics
- Official website
- jasmine-action.blogspot.com
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- date of birth
- 1961-01-30
- social media followers
- 73241
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Encyclopedic overview
Liu Gang (Chinese: 刘刚; born 30 January 1961) is a Chinese-born American aerospace engineer, computer scientist, optical physicist, political activist, and writer. He founded the Beijing Students' Autonomous Federation. He was a prominent student leader at the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Liu holds an M.A. in physics from Peking University and an M.A. in computer science from Columbia University. After his exile to the United States in 1996, Liu studied technology and physics at Bell Labs in New Jersey. Liu was employed at Morgan Stanley as a Wall Street IT analyst.
Student activist
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