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Yuan T. Lee

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Yuan T. Lee is a Taiwanese chemist.

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Snapshot as of 15 July 2026

Primary market: Taiwan, United States, Empire of Japan
Organisation: Harvard University

Overview

Professional record

Yuan T. Lee is a Taiwanese chemist. Yuan T. Lee is a Taiwanese chemist.

Profile

Personal details

Full name: Yuan T. Lee
Native name: 李遠哲
Born: 19 November 1936
Birthplace: Shinchiku City
Citizenship: Taiwan, United States, Empire of Japan
Organisation: Harvard University
Occupation: chemist, university teacher, Nobel Prize winner
Education: National Taiwan University; University of California, Berkeley; National Hsinchu Senior High School

FigureAsia Record

Selected recognition

2021 Asia's Scientists 100 2021 No. 54 2020 FigureAsia 2020 Scientists 100 Listed 2018 Asia's Most Influential Scientists 2018 No. 50