Joseph J. Chang *54

Joseph Chang, a prominent professor emeritus of biology at Sogang University in South Korea, died Jan. 11, 2011. He was 83.

Chang graduated from St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. At Princeton, he earned a Ph.D. in biology in 1954. He taught at Princeton and Brown, and then conducted biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health and in Germany at Heidelberg University, the Technical University of Darmstadt, and the Technical University of Aachen.

In 1964, he became a professor of biology at Sogang University. Before retiring in 1986, Chang was chair of his department, dean of the College of Science and Engineering, dean of the Graduate School, and vice president of the University. After retiring, he established a marine biology laboratory, and became editor and publisher of a neurophysiology journal.

Chang’s father, John M. Chang (Chang Myon) was South Korea’s first ambassador to the United States and an ambassador to the U.N. He was also appointed prime minister, after twice having been elected vice president of the nation.

Chang was president of the Princeton Club of Korea from 1992 to 2000. He is survived by his wife, Veronica Kim Chang.

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