Chang Hao

Chang Hao (; 30 April 1936 – 21 April 2022) was a Taiwanese historian and sinologist who was an authority on Chinese intellectualism and Chinese political thought. He was a professor at Ohio State University and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Early life and education Chang was born in Xiamen, Fujian, on April 30, 1936, to Wang hui-fen and Chang Ching-chen. Due to the Chinese Civil War, the family fled to Chongqing and then Nanjing before migrating to Taiwan in 1949 during the Great Retreat. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Liang Ch'i-ch'ao's early intellectual life, 1873-1903".

Academic career Chang began his teaching career at Louisiana State University in 1964, and affiliated with the Academia Sinica's Institute of History and Philology as a corresponding research fellow. In 2022, Chang donated his papers and books to Taiwan's National Central Library.

Chang Hao was married to Liao Jung-jung from 1964 to her death in 2019, of Alzheimer's disease. In later life, Chang was also diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and moved to California to be nearer to one of his daughters.

Personal life and death Chang died on April 21, 2022, in Albany, California.