Memorial Service for N.T. Wang at Columbia today
WANG C Nian-Tzu, N.T., of Larchmont, NY, died of cancer, on August 26th, 2004. Loving husband of Mabel U, devoted father of June, Kay (Leighton Chen), Cynthia (Daniel Sedlis), Geraldine, and Newton, and proud grandfather of Christine, Stephanie and Lucy.
In his autobiography, ~{!0~}My Nine Lives,~{!1~} N.T. wrote of his lives as number one son, traditional scholar, foreign student, public servant, instructor, international servant, advisor, academician, and immigrant.
N.T. was born in Shanghai on July 25, 1917. Initially trained to be a Confucian scholar, he received a classical education at home, where he was tutored in Chinese poetry, painting, the Classics and other literati skills. Math, science, and languages were introduced later by his father, Pai Yuan (P.Y.) Wang, a sophisticated banker when he decided to school his four sons in the Western ways when they were teenagers. In 1937, N.T. went abroad to study at the London School of Economics and Germany. He transferred to Columbia College where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with honors in economics in 1941, and went on to receive an M.A. and PhD in economics from Harvard University.
N.T. will be remembered throughout the international community for his dedicated efforts in advising businesses and governments around the world on economic development. He made many contributions to his homeland of China, the United States, his home since 1939, and to countless countries, which he helped through his work at the United Nations Economic and Social Council. After retiring from a 28-year career at the United Nations, as the Director of the Centre on Transnational Corporations, he returned to Columbia University to teach at the School of Business and the School of International and Public Affairs. He thoroughly enjoyed his time with his students, organizing seminars, creating training programs for Chinese academic and business leaders, and working tirelessly as the Director of the China-International Business Project. In his final days, he was polishing his keynote speech as part of Columbia University~{!/~}s 250th anniversary celebration. He was an honorary professor of ten universities, a fellow of the International Academy of Management, and a recipient of many awards, including the New York Governor~{!/~}s Award for Outstanding Asian American.
In addition to his many professional achievements, his passions included dancing with his life partner of 62 years, Mabel, and playing tennis. N.T. exhausted his daughter Kay playing two and a half hours of tennis after celebrating his 87th birthday just one month ago. Throughout his life, he took time to compose classical Chinese poems, which his family will compile as the tenth chapter in his life, ~{!0~}The Poet~{!1~}.
The funeral services will be private, but the memorial service will be on Monday September 27th, 2004 at Columbia University~{!/~}s St. Paul~{!/~}s Chapel at 5:00pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Community Funds Inc. for the N.T. and Mabel Wang Charitable Fund, which will continue the mission of the China-International Business Project he established at Columbia University, c/o Community Funds Inc., 2 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016
P.S. NT Wang is a close friend of mine. He spoke at a CIAI function last year and agreed to act as an advisor. Daniel
In his autobiography, ~{!0~}My Nine Lives,~{!1~} N.T. wrote of his lives as number one son, traditional scholar, foreign student, public servant, instructor, international servant, advisor, academician, and immigrant.
N.T. was born in Shanghai on July 25, 1917. Initially trained to be a Confucian scholar, he received a classical education at home, where he was tutored in Chinese poetry, painting, the Classics and other literati skills. Math, science, and languages were introduced later by his father, Pai Yuan (P.Y.) Wang, a sophisticated banker when he decided to school his four sons in the Western ways when they were teenagers. In 1937, N.T. went abroad to study at the London School of Economics and Germany. He transferred to Columbia College where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with honors in economics in 1941, and went on to receive an M.A. and PhD in economics from Harvard University.
N.T. will be remembered throughout the international community for his dedicated efforts in advising businesses and governments around the world on economic development. He made many contributions to his homeland of China, the United States, his home since 1939, and to countless countries, which he helped through his work at the United Nations Economic and Social Council. After retiring from a 28-year career at the United Nations, as the Director of the Centre on Transnational Corporations, he returned to Columbia University to teach at the School of Business and the School of International and Public Affairs. He thoroughly enjoyed his time with his students, organizing seminars, creating training programs for Chinese academic and business leaders, and working tirelessly as the Director of the China-International Business Project. In his final days, he was polishing his keynote speech as part of Columbia University~{!/~}s 250th anniversary celebration. He was an honorary professor of ten universities, a fellow of the International Academy of Management, and a recipient of many awards, including the New York Governor~{!/~}s Award for Outstanding Asian American.
In addition to his many professional achievements, his passions included dancing with his life partner of 62 years, Mabel, and playing tennis. N.T. exhausted his daughter Kay playing two and a half hours of tennis after celebrating his 87th birthday just one month ago. Throughout his life, he took time to compose classical Chinese poems, which his family will compile as the tenth chapter in his life, ~{!0~}The Poet~{!1~}.
The funeral services will be private, but the memorial service will be on Monday September 27th, 2004 at Columbia University~{!/~}s St. Paul~{!/~}s Chapel at 5:00pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Community Funds Inc. for the N.T. and Mabel Wang Charitable Fund, which will continue the mission of the China-International Business Project he established at Columbia University, c/o Community Funds Inc., 2 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016
P.S. NT Wang is a close friend of mine. He spoke at a CIAI function last year and agreed to act as an advisor. Daniel
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