Michael Pearson (historian)

Michael N. Pearson
Born
Michael Naylor Pearson

1941
Morrinsville, New Zealand
Died3 July 2023
Occupation(s)Historian
Academic

Michael Naylor Pearson (1941 - 3 July 2023) was an historian and academic known for his studies on the Indian Ocean. He was a professor at University of New South Wales, Sydney.[1][2]

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]

Pearson died 3 July 2023 in Australia.[4][5]

  1. ^ "The Indian Ocean (Routledge)". Routledge. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ^ Freitag, Ulrike (17 December 2004). "The Indian Ocean (review)". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 67 (3): 441–443. doi:10.1017/S0041977X04520256. ISSN 1474-0699. S2CID 162383015.
  3. ^ a b "Pearson, M.N". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Michael Naylor Pearson (1941–2023)". Asian Review of World Histories. Brill. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  5. ^ Mukherjee, Rila (November 2023). "Chatting with Michael N. Pearson (1941–2023)". International Journal of Maritime History. 35 (4): 669–676. doi:10.1177/08438714231208828. ISSN 0843-8714.