P. C. Chang
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P. C. Chang (simplified Chinese: 张彭春; traditional Chinese: 張彭春; pinyin: Zhāng Péngchūn; Wade-Giles: Chang1 P'eng2-ch'un1) (1892 – 1957) was a Chinese professor, philosopher and playwright. He served as Vice-Chairman of the UN Commission on Human Rights and Republic of China delegate to committee, which was responsible for drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) of 1948.
On the UDHR drafting committee, he served both as an effective Asian delegate and also as a mediator when the negotiations reached a stalemate.
Born in China, he received his higher education in the United States, at Columbia University. He returned to Nankai University in Tianjin and served there as professor, later teaching also at the University of Chicago. His philosophy is known to be strongly based on the teachings of Confucius.
