Arjun Appadurai

Summary

Arjun Appadurai is a human^[1]. He was born in Mumbai^[2]. He was born on February 4, 1949^[3]. He worked as an anthropologist^[4], sociologist^[5], academic^[6], and theorist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month, #7,208 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Mumbai^[2], Arjun Appadurai…
• Arjun Appadurai was born on February 4, 1949^[3].
• Arjun Appadurai held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Arjun Appadurai's professions included anthropologist^[4].
• Arjun Appadurai worked as a sociologist^[5].
• Arjun Appadurai's professions included academic^[6].
• Arjun Appadurai worked as a theorist^[7].
• Arjun Appadurai's field of work was cultural anthropology^[10].
• Arjun Appadurai was employed by New York University^[11].
• Among Arjun Appadurai's employers was University of Chicago^[12].
• Arjun Appadurai was educated at University of Chicago^[13].
• Arjun Appadurai was educated at University of Mumbai^[14].
• Arjun Appadurai's education included a stint at Brandeis University^[15].
• Arjun Appadurai was educated at Elphinstone College^[16].
• Arjun Appadurai received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[17].
• Arjun Appadurai was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[18].
• Arjun Appadurai is recorded as male^[19].
• Arjun Appadurai's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Arjun Appadurai's Commons category is recorded as Arjun Appadurai^[21].
• Arjun Appadurai's family name is recorded as Appadurai^[22].
• Arjun Appadurai's given name is recorded as Arjun^[23].
• Arjun Appadurai's official website is recorded as http://www.appadurai.org^[24].
• Arjun Appadurai's official website is recorded as https://www.arjunappadurai.org/^[25].
• Arjun Appadurai's described at URL is recorded as https://v2.nl/people/arjun-appadurai/^[26].
• Arjun Appadurai's described by source is recorded as V2 archive^[27].

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Origins and Family

Arjun Appadurai was born in Mumbai^[2]. He was born on February 4, 1949^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Chicago^[13], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1890^[30], headquartered in Chicago^[31]; University of Mumbai^[14], a university^[32], in India^[33], founded in 1857^[34], headquartered in Mumbai^[35]; Brandeis University^[15], a university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1948^[38], headquartered in Waltham^[39]; and Elphinstone College^[16], a college^[40], in India^[41], founded in 1856^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist^[4], sociologist^[5], academic^[6], and theorist^[7]. Arjun Appadurai's field of work was cultural anthropology^[10]. Employers include New York University^[11], a private university^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1831^[45], headquartered in New York City^[46] and University of Chicago^[12], a private university^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1890^[49], headquartered in Chicago^[50].

Recognition

Arjun Appadurai received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[17].

Why It Matters

Arjun Appadurai ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month, #7,208 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Works attributed to him include The social life of things: Commodities in cultural perspective^[53], a document^[54].

FAQs

Where was Arjun Appadurai born?

Arjun Appadurai was born in Mumbai^[2].

What did Arjun Appadurai do for work?

Arjun Appadurai worked as anthropologist^[4], sociologist^[5], academic^[6], and theorist^[7].

Where did Arjun Appadurai go to school?

Arjun Appadurai was educated at University of Chicago^[13], University of Mumbai^[14], Brandeis University^[15], and Elphinstone College^[16].

What awards did Arjun Appadurai receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[17].