Jordan M. Young *53

Jordan Young, professor emeritus of history at Pace University, died July 21, 2016, at age 95.

Born in the United States, Young visited Brazil in 1941. Unable to return to the U.S. because of war travel restrictions, he studied at the University of São Paulo and helped organize Brazilian rubber workers for the war effort. He served in the Army from 1943 to 1945, and in 1946 graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.

In 1950, Young enrolled at Princeton and earned a Ph.D. in history in 1953. He then worked in South America until 1956, when he became a professor at Pace in New York City, teaching courses in United States history; Caribbean history and culture; and Brazilian history, culture, and politics. He and his wife lived in Princeton for 55 years and were hosts and surrogate parents to generations of Brazilians who passed through Princeton University.

In the 1980s, Young founded the Brazilian-American Business Institute, affiliated with Pace. He wrote Brazil 1954-1964: End of a Civilian Cycle, an historical prospective on the rise of the military government. He published his memoir in 2014.

Young was predeceased in 2014 by Dionir, his wife of 62 years. He is survived by a son, two grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews in Brazil.

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