David L. Angus was born December 7, 1933 in Findlay, Ohio. He was educated at Bowling Green State University and Ohio State University, receiving his Ph.D. in 1965. In 1966, he came to the School of Education (SOE) of the University of Michigan where he rose from assistant to associate to full professor in 1973 with a specialty in educational foundations and policy.
In 1985, with the reorganization of the SOE, Angus became more interested in educational administration and policy and began to teach core courses in the school and took a part-time role as associate director for research of the Bureau of Accreditation and School Improvement Studies.
Professor Angus wrote extensively on a wide variety of topics. He was especially interested in the politics of education and the history of curriculum. In addition, Angus was interested in international and comparative education. He made several trips to China, attending conferences and teaching at Peking University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 1992, he was chairman of the year-long international symposium "Nationalism at Risk" that convened at the University of Michigan, and in 1994, he was a member of the planning committee and the overseas coordinator for the Fourth International Conference in Shanghai entitled "Chinese Education for the 21st Century."
David L. Angus died August 14, 1999.
From the guide to the David L. Angus Papers, 1956-1999, (Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan)
