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Anand Yang

Indian-American historian
Person Human Q64010556

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
January 12, 1949
Place of birth
Santiniketan
Occupation
historian, university teacher, Indologist
Employer
University of Washington, University of Utah, Sweet Briar College[10][11][12]
Field of work
history of India, colonialism, South Asia, Indology[6][7][8][9]
Educated at
University of Virginia, Swarthmore College[13]
Official website
history.washington.edu[24]
Doctoral student
Shruti Patel[17]
Work location
Seattle[25]
Academic appointment
University of Washington Department of History, University of Washington Department of History, University of Washington Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies[28]
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy, bachelor's degree[18][19]
Affiliation
University of Washington South Asia Center[26]
Family name
Yang[20]
Given name
Anand, A.[21][22]
Member of
American Historical Association, Association for Asian Studies, World History Association
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/University of Washington[27]
Professorship
professor[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Yang, Anand en Anand A. Yang en Anand Yang ar أناند يانغ ru Ананд Ян ru Ян, Ананд zh 楊阿南德
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000024265258
VIAF cluster ID
14802169
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85026283
GND ID
170803880
Academic Tree ID
699677
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12115074k
CANTIC ID
981058610927106706
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11607076
CiNii Research ID
1140000791771213440
Curriculum vitae URL
www.historians.org
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
101888
FAST ID
1466443
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Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11h1kwd5tn
IdRef ID
029547539
J9U entity ID
987007280890505171
KBR person ID
14236865
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04078790
NSK (VIAF) ID
000510356
NSK ID
981005721917809366
NUKAT ID
n2008050576
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074791044
Online Books Page author ID
Yang, Anand A.
RERO ID (legacy)
A003990890
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058610927106706
Unz Review author ID
YangAnandA
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvRXkqbKkq9crKwqdFR8C
Yale LUX ID
person/6834f76f-d17a-4e33-96f8-96032a156b9c

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 4
South Asia, colonialism, history of India, Indology
Occupation 3
historian, university teacher, Indologist
Academic degree 2
bachelor's degree, Doctor of Philosophy
Educated at 2
University of Virginia, Swarthmore College
Employer 2
University of Washington, University of Utah
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Association for Asian Studies
Place of birth 1
Santiniketan
Professorship 1
professor
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Seattle
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Summary

Anand Yang was born on January 12, 1949[1], in Santiniketan[2]. He has worked as a historian[3], university teacher[4], and Indologist[5].

FAQs

Where was Anand Yang born?

Anand Yang's place of birth was Santiniketan[2].

What did Anand Yang do for work?

Anand Yang worked as a historian[3], university teacher[4], and Indologist[5].

Where did Anand Yang go to school?

Anand Yang was educated at University of Virginia[13].

Related Entities

Indology

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . jsis.washington.edu. jsis.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . history.washington.edu. Retrieved . history.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . history.washington.edu. Retrieved . history.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . history.washington.edu. Retrieved . history.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Prabook. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . history.washington.edu. history.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . history.washington.edu. Retrieved . history.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Мит Сколов · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy"
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    "Changed claim: Academic degree: bachelor's degree"
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