Leon Long-Yien Chang

Background

Chang, Leon Long-Yien was born on September 17, 1909 in Nanking, Kinag-su, China. Arrived in United States, 1942. Son of Chien-Chuan and Yun-Ching (Fu) Chang.

Education

Bachelor, University Nanking (China), 1932. Docteur en Droit,, University Nancy (France), 1936.

Career

Research fellow Oxford, Berlin and Harvard University, 1939—1943. Section chief United Nations Secretariat, 1946—1953. Director division Presidential Office, 1954—1957.

President National Academy Arts and Crafts, Taipei, 1957—1959. Consul on education Ministry of Education, 1959—1962, director bureau, 1966—1966. Board directors Joint Administration Chinese National Museums, Taipei, 1963—1965.

Visiting professor Institute Asian Studies at St. John's University, 1972. Consultant National Endowment of the Humanities, Washington, since 1978.

Works

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• book

  • La Calligraphie chinoise, un art a quatre dimensions.

• Other Work

  • Author: La Calligraphie Chinoise, 1971. Contributor articles on Chinese art history to professional journals.

Membership

Alternate permanent representative Republic of China. Permanent Mission of China to United Nations Educational, Paris, 1966—1971. Head, delegate, advisor Chinese goodwill missions and delegations to international conferences, Japan, Thailand, Philippines, Switzerland, since 1961.

Fellow: L'Institute International des Arts et des Lettres Geneve et Zurich (life). Member: Chinese Association Calligraphy (director 1959, 1966), Japanese National Association Educational Calligraphers (honorary judge since 1962), Phi Tau Phi.

Connections

Married Anli Chen Chang, June 10, 1947. Children: Michael, Claude, Ludwig.

Father:

Chien-Chuan Chang

Mother:

Yun-Ching (Fu) Chang

Spouse:

Anli Chen Chang

child:

Michael Chang

child:

Claude Chang

child:

Ludwig Chang

child:

William Chang

child:

Elise Chang