Michael Gilsenan

British anthropologist and orientalist (1940-)
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Summary

Michael Gilsenan was born on January 1, 1940[1], in London[2]. He has worked as an orientalist[3], anthropologist[4], university teacher[5], and academic[6].

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: February 6, 1940[7]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[8]
  • Field of work: anthropology[9]
  • Employer: New York University[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Doctoral student: Haim Hazan[12]
  • Family name: Gilsenan[13]
  • Given name: Michael[14]
  • Described at URL: https://as.nyu.edu/content/nyu-as/as/faculty/Michael_Gilsenan.html[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[16]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: NYU Faculty Name Identifiers (PCC URIs in MARC Pilot and PCC Wikidata Pilot Project)[17]
  • Writing language: English[18]
  • Academic appointment: New York University Department of Anthropology[19]

FAQs

Where was Michael Gilsenan born?

Michael Gilsenan's place of birth was London[2].

What did Michael Gilsenan do for work?

Michael Gilsenan worked as an orientalist[3], anthropologist[4], university teacher[5], and academic[6].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . as.nyu.edu. as.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . as.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . as.nyu.edu. as.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . as.nyu.edu. as.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . as.nyu.edu. as.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . as.nyu.edu. Retrieved . as.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1940-02-06T00:00:00Z
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  2. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral student → Haim Hazan
    Persée author id → 30077
    Libris-uri → jgvz39n23mvq39c
    Occupation → orientalist, anthropologist, university teacher +1
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