Michael Pearson (historian)

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.

Pearson was born in Morrinsville, New Zealand. He studied at University of Auckland and completed his doctoral studies from University of Michigan (1971).

Pearson died 3 July 2023 in Australia.

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 (1988)