Chang Hsin-hai
Chang Hsin-hai (Chinese: 張歆海; June 25, 1898 – December 6, 1972), also known as H. H. Chang, was an early 20th century Chinese scholar and writer.[1]
Early life and academic training
Chang Hsin‐hai was born June 25, 1898, in
Chinese professorship and governmental work
Chang returned to China and was appointed professor and chairman of English Literature at
Return to the United States and death
Chang came back to the United States in 1941 to serve as a lecturer on the Chinese war effort. This was his occupation until 1945. Despite his return to academics, Chang maintained ties to the diplomatic sphere. He was a special assistant to the Foreign Minister
Personal life
Chang married Sang-mi Han in 1927. They remained together until the time of his death. He had two children, a son David, and a daughter, Yi-an. While holding his American professorships, Chang lived at 220 Schenck Avenue, Great Neck, Long Island, New York.
Works
- Chiang Kai-shek : Asia's man of destiny (1944), Doubleday, New York City
- Letters From a Chinese Diplomat (1948), Shanghai, Chinese American Pub, China
- The Fabulous Concubine (1956), Simon & Schuster, Oxford University Press (1987)
- Within Four Seas (1958), Simon & Schuster
- America and China: a new approach to Asia (1966), Simon & Schuster
References
- ^ Australian Centre on China in the World. William Sima http://www.chinaheritagequarterly.org/features.php?searchterm=030_desk.inc&issue=030
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ^ Biographical Note., Register of the Chang Hsin-Hai Papers, 1936-1976., Stanford University http://findingaids.stanford.edu/xtf/view?docId=ead/hoover/reg_326.xml;chunk.id=bioghist-1.7.4;brand=default
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