Eugene Rogan

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Eugene Rogan
Born
Eugene Lawrence Rogan

(1960-10-31) October 31, 1960 (age 62)
NationalityAmerican
Education Columbia University (BA), Harvard University (MA, PhD)
OccupationHistorian
Notable workThe Arabs: A History
Spouse Ngaire Woods

Eugene Lawrence Rogan, FBA (born 31 October 1960) is an American historian of the Middle East and North Africa from the late Ottoman era to the present. He is currently Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of Oxford.

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Education and career

After completing his undergraduate degree at Columbia University in economics, [1] he pursued a masters degree in Middle Eastern studies at Harvard University, graduating in 1984, after which he completed a doctorate in Middle Eastern studies at the same university in 1991. [2] Rogan joined the University of Oxford's Faculty of Oriental Studies as a lecturer in 1991. Since 1991, he has been a Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford, and Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of Oxford since 2015. [3] [4] [5]

Honours

In July 2017, Rogan was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences. [6]

Personal life

Rogan is married to Oxford professor Ngaire Woods, who is also the founding dean of the Blavatnik School of Government. [7]

Selected works

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References

  1. "Bookshelf | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. "Q&A with Eugene Rogan".
  3. Rogan, Prof. Eugene Lawrence. Who's Who. Oxford University Press. December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U289676. ISBN   978-0-1995-4088-4.
  4. "Professor Eugene Rogan", St Antony's College, Oxford. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  5. "Professor Eugene Rogan", British Academy. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  6. "Elections to the British Academy celebrate the diversity of UK research". British Academy. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  7. "At home: Ngaire Woods". Financial Times. 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2022-05-26.