Li Siguang
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Li Siguang (Chinese: 李四光) (1889-1971), is the founder of China's geomechanics. He is of the Mongol ethnic group in China. He made outstanding contribution to changing 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 major oil producers.
A native of Huanggang, Hubei, Li studied in Japan and the United States in his early years. He became a geological professor at Peking University upon his return from abroad in 1920. After the People's Republic of China was established, Li held the positions of deputy president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and minister of geology.
