About Kumkum Chatterjee
Lived 1958 – 2012 (aged 54). Kumkum Chatterjee was an Indian and American historian.
Kumkum Chatterjee (née Banerjee; 12 June 1958, in Kolkata – 13 December 2012, in State College, Pennsylvania) was an Indian American historian, best known for her works Europe Observed: Multiple Gazes in Early Modern Encounters and The Cultures of History in Early Modern India (2009). She was professor of history and Asian studies at Pennsylvania State University.
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Who was Kumkum Chatterjee?
Indian American historian (1958–2012)
When was Kumkum Chatterjee born?
Kumkum Chatterjee was born on 12 June 1958 in Kolkata.
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Kumkum Chatterjee died on 13 December 2012 in State College.
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Kumkum Chatterjee was a historian.
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Kumkum Chatterjee was Indian and American.
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