Michael Pearson (historian)
New Zealand historian and academic
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Michael Naylor Pearson (1941 - 3 July 2023) was a historian and academic known for his studies on the Indian Ocean. He was a professor at University of New South Wales, Sydney.[1][2]
Born
1941
Michael Naylor Pearson
1941
Morrinsville, New Zealand
Died3 July 2023 (aged 81–82)
OccupationsHistorian
Academic
Academic
Michael N. Pearson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Naylor Pearson 1941 Morrinsville, New Zealand |
| Died | 3 July 2023 (aged 81–82) |
| Occupations | Historian Academic |
Pearson was born in Morrinsville, New Zealand.[3] He studied at University of Auckland and completed his doctoral studies from University of Michigan (1971).[3]
Books
- The Indian Ocean (2003)[2]
- India and the Indian Ocean (1999)
- The Swahili Coast, India and Portugal in the Early Modern Era (1998)
- Pious Passengers: the Hajj in Earlier Times (1994).[1]
- The Portuguese in India (The New Cambridge History of India I.1). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1987)[6]
- Merchants and Rulers in Gujarat. The Response to the Portuguese in the Sixteenth Century. Berkeley: University of California Press (1976)
