Philippe Sands

Philippe Sands

male
International law scholar, OpEd News, Lawless World, Bush-Blair memo, Queen's Counsel, a memo…co-founder of FIELD, Director of the Centre on International Courts, SchoolofOriental, Visiting Professor at the University of Toronto, university of toronto
Philippe Sands is a Professor of Law at University College London, where he teaches public international law, the settlement of international...
Martin Lings

Martin Lings

male, deceased (2005)
Doctor of Philosophy, Muslim, From BURNAGE, doctorate, writer, perennial philosophy…HRH the Prince of Wales, SchoolofOriental
Martin Lings (Abu Bakr Siraj Ad-Din). After completing his doctorate, Lings worked at the British Museum and later British Library, overseeing...
Lao She

Lao She

male, deceased (1966)
Playwright, teahouse, May Fourth, writer, novelist, english literature…Chinese High School, University of London, School of Oriental Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, department of state
Lao She was a noted Chinese writer. A novelist and dramatist, he was one of the most significant figures of 20th century Chinese literature, and is...
Francis Light

Francis Light

male, deceased (1794)
City founder, British Malaya, Dallinghoo, suffolk, The Penang State Museum, Captain Francis Light…Sultan of Kedah, Grammar School, SchoolofOriental
Captain Francis Light was the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its capital George Town in 1786. He was born in...
David K. Wyatt

David K. Wyatt

male, deceased (2006)
death from cardiovascular disease, Death from emphysema, Thailand. A Short History, Ohio University, Boston University, Harvard University…University of Michigan, University of London, Historian of Southeast Asia, Department of History, SchoolofOriental
David K. Wyatt (September 21 1937 - November 15 2006) was a highly acclaimed American historian, working on Southeast Asian topics, especially...
Ifi Amadiume

Ifi Amadiume

female, 62 years old
Dartmouth College, writer, nigerian, African-American, Dartmouth College faculty, african…University of London Ph, Association of Nigerian Authors, SchoolofOriental, Associate Professor of Religion, University of Nigeria
Dr. Ifi Amadiume (born 23 April, 1947) is a Nigerian poet, anthropologist and essayist. She joined the Religion Department of Dartmouth College,...
David Lammy

David Lammy

male, 37 years old
Carpetbagger, general election, his father, Harvard Law School alumni, Harvard Law School, Labour MP…Baby of the House, Department of Culture, Media and Sport, The King's School, Peterborough, School of Oriental and African Studies, Arts Council of England
David was born in Tottenham on 19th July, 1972, one of five children raised by a black single mother. At eleven years of age, David won a...

Madhulika Sikka

female
cambridge university, World Monitor Television, ABC News, ABC, CBS, BA from the University of London…SchoolofOriental, University of London
Madhulika Sikka is a Senior Producer for Nightline with Ted Koppel, an ABC News program working on both breaking news stories and feature pieces....
Daniele Ressler

Daniele Ressler

MSc, mine, master of science, african, Assistant Editor, SchoolofOriental…University of London
Daniele Ressler - Daniele is the Assistant Editor and Research Specialist for the Journal of Mine Action. She holds a Master of Science in...
Wendy Doniger

Wendy Doniger

female (Chicago, Illinois, United States)
Harvard University, University of Chicago, University of California, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Professor, oxford university press, Harvard…University of Oxford, Divinity School, president of the American Academy, SchoolofOriental, Department of South Asian
Wendy Doniger is a charismatic speaker and storyteller who invites her audience to see contemporary issues in the dramatic interplay of these...