Alpha c chiang biography definition

American mathematical economist

Alpha Chung-i Chiang (born ) is an American mathematical economist, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Connecticut, and author of perhaps the most well known mathematical economics textbook; Fundamental Methods of Mathematical Economics.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Chiang's undergraduate studies at St.

John's University, Shanghai led to a BA in , and his postgraduates studies at the University of Colorado an MA in and at Columbia University a PhD in ^[6]

He taught at Denison University in Ohio from to , serving as Chairman of the Department of Economics in the last three years there.

Then he joined the University of Connecticut as Professor of Economics in He taught for 28 years at the University of Connecticut—becoming in Professor Emeritus of Economics. He also held Visiting Professorships at New Asia College (Hong Kong), Cornell University, Lingnan College (Hong