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Edward C. Dimock
Birth Name:Edward Cameron Dimock Jr.
Birth Date:18 March 1929
Birth Place:Roslindale, US
Death Place:Centerville, Massachusetts, US
Occupation:Emeritus professor, linguist, scholar
Period:19591989
Known For:Research on Asian studies
Emeritus professor
Boards:president of American Institute of Indian Studies
Spouse:Lorraine
Children:5
Awards:the Desikottama, Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
Education:Ph.D
Alma Mater:Yale University

Edward Cameron Dimock Jr. (March 18, 1929 January 11, 2001) was an American author, linguist, scholar of Asian studies and emeritus professor at the University of Chicago. He is known for his contribution to Indian studies such as Bengali literature and South Asian civilizations. He also conducted research on religion in the mid-1950's and introduced Bengal studies to the American academy.

Biography

Education

He was born on March 18, 1929, in Roslindale, Massachusetts. In 1946, he graduated from Roxbury Latin School. In 1954, he became an ordained minister after obtaining a Masters of Sacred Theology.[1] In 1959, he went to Yale University and Harvard Divinity School where he obtained his Ph.D.

Career

He started his career as an assistant professor of linguistics and Asian languages at the faculty of the University of Chicago where he taught for 35 years. He played a central role at the Chicago University for introducing the department of South Asian languages and civilizations, for which he was promoted to the rank of professor in 1966.[2] In the mid-1950's, he travelled to India along with his family to conduct research on religion. After traveling to India, he published several scholarly books, including Mr. Dimock Explores the Mysteries of the East (Algonquin, 1999), consisting a detailed account of his personal analysis and experiences in India.[2]

His other scholarly publications include The Thief of Love: Bengali Tales from Court to Village, The Place of the Hidden Moon: Erotic Mysticism in the Vaisnava-Sahajiya Cult of Bengal, and The Caitanya-Caritamrta of Krsnadasa Kaviraja among others.

He served president of the American Institute of Indian Studies from 1972 to 1986. In 1962, he along with Milton Singer played significant role with the help of W. Norman Brown to establish Indian studies institute at the University of Pennsylvania which was later shifted to University of Chicago in 1972.[3]

He retired in November 1993 and then moved to Centerville, Massachusetts, with his wife.[2]

Death

He died on January 11, 2001, from cancer. He is survived by two daughters, three sons and a brother, George of Harvard.[2]

Awards and honours

He received various literary awards over the course of his career, including the Desikottama, equivalent of a Doctorate honoris causa, by Visva Bharati University established by Rabindranath Tagore, in 1992 which was awarded him for his contribution to Bengali literature.[2] He also received literary honour by the Sahitya Akademi and was elected to the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship from 1929-2001.[4]

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guide to the Edward C. Dimock Papers 1954-1994 . The University of Chicago Library - The University of Chicago Library . 2021-08-06.
  2. Web site: Edward Dimock, 71, Scholar of Indian Studies . The New York Times . 2001-01-28 . 2021-08-06.
  3. Web site: Igoe . Ruth E. . U. OF C. PROFESSOR EDWARD DIMOCK . chicagotribune.com . 2001-01-16 . 2021-08-06.
  4. Web site: ..:: SAHITYA : Fellows and Honorary Fellows ::.. . .. . 2021-08-06.

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