Michael N. Pearson (born 1941) is an historian and academic known for his studies on the Indian Ocean. He currently serves as Emeritus Professor at University of New South Wales, Sydney.
Pearson was born in Morrinsville, New Zealand. He studied at University of Auckland and completed his doctoral studies from University of Michigan (1971).
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).
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External links
University of New South Wales
Historians of India
Living people
Historians of South Asia
People from Morrinsville
1941 births
Date of birth missing (living people) University of Auckland alumni University of Michigan alumni 20th-century New Zealand historians University of New South Wales people New Zealand emigrants to Australia 21st-century New Zealand historians