▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Ts ou ▁married ▁Li ▁Lin ▁( An na ▁Ts ou ), ▁a ▁fellow ▁Chinese ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Met all ur gy ▁of ▁Cambridge . ▁Li ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁ren owned ▁ge ologist ▁Li ▁S igu ang , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁England ▁to ▁pres ide ▁over ▁their ▁wed ding , ▁and ▁she ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁prominent ▁phys ic ist . ▁Ts ou ▁later ▁re called ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁years ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁time ▁for ▁his ▁family . ▁Their ▁daughter , ▁ge ologist ▁Z ou ▁Z ong ping ▁( <0xE9> <0x82> <0xB9> 宗 平 ), ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁in ▁China . ▁Li ▁Lin ▁was ▁also ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁academ ician ▁of ▁the ▁C AS , ▁making ▁the ▁Li - T s ou ▁family ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁in ▁China ▁that ▁produced ▁three ▁academ icians ▁( including ▁Li ▁S igu ang ). ▁ ▁Despite ▁suffering ▁from ▁cancer ▁in ▁old ▁age , ▁Ts ou ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁Category : Bi olog ists ▁from ▁Sh and ong ▁Category : Ch em ists ▁from ▁Sh and ong ▁Category : Ch inese ▁bio chem ists ▁Category