Thomas Trautmann Explained

Thomas R. Trautmann
Workplaces:University of Michigan
Birth Date:27 May 1940
Birth Place:Madison, Wisconsin
Parents:Milton and Esther Florence (Trachte) Trautmann
Children:2
Occupation:Scholar of ancient Indology, professor
Known For:Editor of Comparative Studies in Society and History
Thesis Title:Kautilya and the Arthasastra: a Statistical Investigation of the Authorship and Evolution of the Text
Thesis Year:1968
Discipline:Anthropology, history

Thomas Roger Trautmann is an American historian, cultural anthropologist, and Professor Emeritus of History and Anthropology at the University of Michigan. He is considered a leading expert on the Arthashastra, the ancient Hindu text on statecraft, economic policy, and military strategy, written in Sanskrit.[1] Trautmann has mentored many students during his tenure at the University of Michigan. His studies focus on ancient India, the history of anthropology, and other related subjects.[2] Trautmann's work in Indology has been credited with illuminating the underlying economic philosophy that governed ancient Indian kinship.[3] He has also written book-length studies on both Dravidian and American Indian kinship. His most recent study concerns the use of the elephant in ancient India.[4]

Trautmann began as an assistant professor in 1968, teaching his entire career at Ann Arbor until he was awarded emeritus status. He has served as director of the University of Michigan History Department, as well as head of the Center for South Asian Studies. From 1997 to 2006, he served as the editor of Comparative Studies in Society and History. He was honored with a festschrift in 2011. Born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, he completed his undergraduate work at Beloit College and holds a PhD from the University of London,[5] where he wrote his dissertation on the structure and composition of the Sanskrit text Arthasastra (published in book form in 1971).

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  1. Web site: Kauṭilya and the Arthaśāstra: A Statistical Investigation of the Authorship and Evolution of the Text. Review by J.W. Spellman. The Journal of Asian Studies. March 24, 2024.
  2. https://lsa.umich.edu/history/people/emeritus/ttraut.html Faculty profile
  3. Web site: Trautmann's gift: Dravidian kinship as Dana by Tom Fricke. Knowing India: colonial and modern constructions of the past. Essays in honor of Thomas R. Trautmann / [edited by Cynthia Talbot]. March 24, 2024.
  4. Web site: Book Review: Thomas R. Trautmann, Elephants and Kings: An Environmental History. The Indian Economic and Social History Review. March 24, 2024.
  5. https://lsa.umich.edu/history/people/emeritus/ttraut.html Faculty profile

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