Michael Pearson (historian)

Michael N. Pearson
Born
Michael Naylor Pearson

1941 (1941)
Morrinsville, New Zealand
Died3 July 2023(2023-07-03) (aged 81–82)
OccupationsHistorian
Academic

Michael Naylor Pearson (1941 - 3 July 2023) was a historian and academic known for his studies on the Indian Ocean. He was a professor at University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Pearson was born in Morrinsville, New Zealand. He studied at University of Auckland and completed his doctoral studies from University of Michigan (1971).

Pearson died 3 July 2023 in Australia.