Michael Aris

Michael Aris
Born
Michael Vaillancourt Aris

(1946-03-27)27 March 1946
Havana, Cuba
Died27 March 1999(1999-03-27) (aged 53)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Resting placeSt. Mary and St. Peter Churchyard, Weedon Lois, South Northamptonshire, England
NationalityBritish
Spouse
(m. 1972)
Children2, including Alexander Aris
Academic background
Education
ThesisA Study on the Historical Foundations of Bhutan, with a Critical Edition and Translation of Certain Bhutanese Texts in Tibetan (1978)
Doctoral advisorDavid Snellgrove
Signature

Michael Vaillancourt Aris (27 March 1946 – 27 March 1999)[1] was a British historian who wrote and lectured on Bhutanese, Tibetan, and Himalayan culture and history. He was the husband of Aung San Suu Kyi, who would later become State Counsellor of Myanmar.

  1. ^ Hoge, Warren (30 March 1999). "Michael V. Aris, 53, Dies; Scholarly Husband of Laureate". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 May 2019.