Stanley Wolpert(1927-2019)
- Writer
Stanley Wolpert is an American historian, Indologist, and author on the political and intellectual history of modern India and Pakistan and wrote fiction and nonfiction books on the topics. He taught at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1959-2002.
Stanley Albert Wolpert was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began his academic career in 1959, when he took a job as an instructor in the Department of History at UCLA. He was promoted in 1960-63 to assistant professor; 1963-66 associate professor; 1967 full professor. In 1968 he was appointed department chair. He was later an emeritus professor.
In 1975 Wolpert was awarded UCLA's Distinguished Teaching Award.
Stanley Albert Wolpert was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began his academic career in 1959, when he took a job as an instructor in the Department of History at UCLA. He was promoted in 1960-63 to assistant professor; 1963-66 associate professor; 1967 full professor. In 1968 he was appointed department chair. He was later an emeritus professor.
In 1975 Wolpert was awarded UCLA's Distinguished Teaching Award.
