Min chueh chang biography
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- MC Chang was a Chinese American reproductive biologist.
- Min Chueh Chang, often credited as M.C. Chang, was a Chinese American reproductive biologist.
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Min Chueh Chang
Chinese American biologist
The native form of this personal name is Chang Min-chueh. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Min Chueh Chang | |
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| Born | (1908-10-10)October 10, 1908 Lüliang, Shanxi, Qing China |
| Died | June 5, 1991(1991-06-05) (aged 82) |
| Resting place | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States |
| Nationality | American, Chinese |
| Other names | M.C. Chang, 張明覺 |
| Education | Tsinghua University Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Reproductive biologist |
| Known for | His work in in vitro fertilisation and the combined oral contraceptive pill |
| Spouse | Isabelle Chang |
| Children | 3 |
Min Chueh Chang (simplified Chinese: 张明觉; traditional Chinese: 張明覺; pinyin: Zhāng Míngjué, October 10, 1908 – June 5, 1991), often credited as M.C. Chang, was a Chinese Americanreproductive biologist. His specific area of study was the fertilisation process in mammalian reproduction. Though his career produced findings that are important and valuable to many areas in the field of f
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As one of the researchers involved in the development of the oral contraceptive pill, Min Chueh Chang helped to revolutionize the birth control movement. Although best known for his involvement with “the pill,” Chang also made a number of discoveries throughout his scientific career involving a range of topics within the field of reproductive biology. He published nearly 350 articles in scientific journals. His dedication to his work left him with little time for family responsibilities, although shortly after his arrival in the United States in 1951, Chang married Isabelle Chin, an American-born Chinese woman with whom he would later have three children.
Chang was born on 10 October 1908 in Tai Yuan, China. As the son of a magistrate, he was able to attend university, and he received his bachelor’s degree in animal physiology from Tsing Hua University in Peking in 1933. After graduating Chang remained at the university to teach and study nerve cells. In 1938 he received a fellowship to study agricultural science at Edinburgh University. Because of his n
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Chang, M. C.
Chang, M. C. (10 Oct. 1908–5 June 1991), reproductive biologist, was born Min Chueh Chang in in Dunhòu village, 64 miles (103 kilometers) northwest of Taiyuan (Lüliang), capital of Shanxi province China, to Shih Laing and Gen Shu Chian, a magistrate who had studied at Shansi University and translated a number of English textbooks into Chinese. Coming from a comfortable family Chang had access to a good education, and in 1933 he was awarded a bachelor of science degree from Tsing Hua University in Peking (now Beijing). Over the course of the next five years, a period of major social and political upheaval in China, Chang taught and did research there.
Impressed by his sharp intellect, Chang’s mentors encouraged him to take a national examination for a highly competitive fellowship funded by the Boxer Rebellion indemnity fund to study abroad. In 1938 Chang set off to study agricultural science at Edinburgh University. Unable to stand Edinburgh’s cold weather and what he perceived to be the city’s dislike of foreigners, Chang remained only one year during which time
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