Nikki Keddie

American orientalist
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Nikki Keddie

Summary

Nikki Keddie is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. She was born on August 20, 1930[3]. She worked as a historian[4], university teacher[5], and Islamicist[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Nikki Keddie was born in Brooklyn[2].
  • Nikki Keddie was born on August 20, 1930[3].
  • Nikki Keddie was born on August 30, 1930[8].
  • Nikki Keddie held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Nikki Keddie worked as a historian[4].
  • Nikki Keddie worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Nikki Keddie worked as an Islamicist[6].
  • Nikki Keddie was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[10].
  • Nikki Keddie was employed by University of Arizona[11].
  • Among Nikki Keddie's employers was Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars[12].
  • Nikki Keddie was employed by Harvard Summer School[13].
  • Among Nikki Keddie's employers was University of Rochester[14].
  • Among Nikki Keddie's employers was Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3[15].
  • Nikki Keddie was educated at Harvard University[16].
  • Nikki Keddie was educated at University of California, Berkeley[17].
  • Nikki Keddie's education included a stint at Stanford University[18].
  • Nikki Keddie received the Balzan Prize[19].
  • Nikki Keddie received the Guggenheim Fellowship[20].
  • Nikki Keddie is recorded as female[21].
  • Nikki Keddie's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Nikki Keddie supervised Michael G. Morony as a doctoral student[23].
  • Nikki Keddie supervised Gene R. Garthwaite as a doctoral student[24].
  • Nikki Keddie supervised Arnold H. Green as a doctoral student[25].
  • Nikki Keddie supervised Rudi Matthee as a doctoral student[26].
  • Nikki Keddie supervised Maziar Behrooz as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Brooklyn[2], Nikki Keddie… Recorded date of birth include August 20, 1930[3] and August 30, 1930[8].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[16], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; University of California, Berkeley[17], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1868[34], headquartered in Berkeley[35]; and Stanford University[18], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1885[38], headquartered in Stanford[39]. Academic degrees include Doctor of Philosophy[40] and Master of Arts[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], university teacher[5], and Islamicist[6]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[10], a public research university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1919[44], headquartered in Los Angeles[45]; University of Arizona[11], a public university[46], in United States[47], founded in 1885[48], headquartered in Tucson[49]; Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars[12], a think tank[50], in United States[51], founded in 1968[52], headquartered in Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center[53]; Harvard Summer School[13], a university[54], in United States[55], founded in 1871[56]; University of Rochester[14], a university[57], in United States[58], founded in 1850[59], headquartered in Rochester[60]; and Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3[15], an academic publisher[61], in France[62], founded in 1971[63], headquartered in Paris[64]. Doctoral students include Michael G. Morony[23], a historian[65], b. 1939[66], of United States[67]; Gene R. Garthwaite[24], a historian[68], b. 1933[69], of United States[70]; Arnold H. Green[25], a historian[71], 1940–2019[72], of United States[73]; Rudi Matthee[26], an iranologist[74], b. 1953[75], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[76], specialised in history[77]; Maziar Behrooz[27], a historian[78], b. 1959[79], of Iran[80]; and A. Holly Shissler[81], a historian[82], b. 1950[83], of United States[84], specialised in history of the Ottoman Empire[85].

Recognition

Awards received include Balzan Prize[19], a science award[86], in Switzerland[87], founded in 1961[88] and Guggenheim Fellowship[20], a fellowship grant[89], in United States[90], founded in 1925[91].

Why It Matters

Nikki Keddie ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[92] She is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[93]

Her notable doctoral advisees include Maziar Behrooz[94], a historian[95], b. 1959[96], of Iran[97] and Michael G. Morony[98], a historian[99], b. 1939[100], of United States[101].

FAQs

Where was Nikki Keddie born?

Nikki Keddie was born in Brooklyn[2].

What did Nikki Keddie do for work?

Nikki Keddie worked as historian[4], university teacher[5], and Islamicist[6].

Where did Nikki Keddie go to school?

Nikki Keddie was educated at Harvard University[16], University of California, Berkeley[17], and Stanford University[18].

What awards did Nikki Keddie receive?

Honors received include Balzan Prize[19] and Guggenheim Fellowship[20].

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  1. 2d ago · Xpander · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website https://nikkikeddie.com/
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://nikkikeddie.com/"
  2. 4w ago · Bargioni · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14688 77296
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14688]]: 77296, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/300934201|Nikki R. Keddie (#300934201)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8213|PISAI authors]] #"
  3. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation historian, university teacher, Islamicist
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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