Christopher Minkowski
Christopher Zand Minkowski (/mɪŋˈkɔːfski, -ˈkɒf-/;[1] born 13 May 1953)[2] is an American academic, who was Boden Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford from 2005 to 2023.
Education and early career
Minkowski was educated at
University of Delhi in 1976, he returned to Harvard to obtain a master's degree, followed by a PhD in Sanskrit and Indian Studies in 1986. Thereafter, he taught at the University of Iowa and Brown University before a research year (as a junior research fellow) at Wolfson College, Oxford
.
Later career
Between 1989 and 2006, he taught at
professorial fellowship at Balliol College, Oxford.[2]
His writings include Priesthood in Ancient India (1991)Vedic religion and literature and the modern intellectual history of southern Asia. He includes as one of his recreations "further adventures in the improbable".[2]
References
- ^ "Minkowski". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
- ^ a b c "Minkowski, Prof. Christopher Zand". Who's Who 2012. Oxford University Press. November 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- JSTOR 2059705.
- JSTOR 25182792.
External links
- Minkowski's webpage at Oxford's Institute of Oriental Studies
- Transcript of his inaugural lecture at Oxford
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