Michael Pearson (historian) explained

Michael N. Pearson
Birth Name:	Michael Naylor Pearson
Birth Date:	1941
Birth Place:	Morrinsville, New Zealand
Death Date:	3 July 2023
Occupation:	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).

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

Books

• The Indian Ocean (2003)
• 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).
• 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)

Further reading

• Ports and Littoral Societies: A Tribute to Michael Naylor Pearson. Asian Review of World Histories. Radhika. Seshan. 2017-06-29. 10.12773/arwh.2017.5.1.033. 1 - 7. 5. 1. Brill. 2287-9811. free.
• Revisiting Michael Pearson’s Indian Ocean Littoral. Asian Review of World Histories. Rila. Mukherjee. Rila Mukherjee. 2017-06-29. 10.12773/arwh.2017.5.1.009. 9 - 30. 5. 1. Brill. 2287-9811. free.

External links

• University of New South Wales Emeritus Professor Michael Pearson at University of New South Wales

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Indian Ocean (Routledge) . 26 June 2020 . . en.
2. Freitag . Ulrike . 17 December 2004 . The Indian Ocean (review) . Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies . en . 67 . 3 . 441–443 . 10.1017/S0041977X04520256 . 162383015 . 1474-0699.
3. Web site: Pearson, M.N . 26 June 2020 . www.encyclopedia.com.
4. Michael Naylor Pearson (1941–2023). 27 July 2023. Asian Review of World Histories. Brill. 8 December 2023.
5. Mukherjee . Rila . Rila Mukherjee. Chatting with Michael N. Pearson (1941–2023) . International Journal of Maritime History . November 2023 . 35 . 4 . 669–676 . 10.1177/08438714231208828 . en . 0843-8714.
6. Book: Pearson . Michael . The Portuguese in India . 1988 . Cambridge University Press . 9781139053457. 10.1017/CHOL9780521257138.