George E. Lane is a British historian and author.
After "many years living and working in the Middle East and Asia", Lane began studying at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in 1991.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree in history and Persian in 1994, a master's degree in history in 1996, and a PhD in history in 2001.[2] He is a senior teaching fellow in History of the Middle East and Central Asia at the SOAS.[3][4]