Jim Masselos
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James Cosmas Masselos (1940–2025) was an Australian social historian focused on contemporary India, especially Bombay/Mumbai.[1] He attended Sydney Boys High School and the University of Sydney, where Marjorie Jacobs was among his teachers.[1] He went on to study at Bombay University under William Coelho.
He taught at the University of Sydney from 1961 to 2005 and was a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and (rare among foreigners) The Asiatic Society of Mumbai.[2]
