Jon Wilson is a historian of South Asia and the world beyond, who is currently Tan Kah Kee Professor and Dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He completed degrees in history and anthropology from the University of Oxford and the New School for Social Research, then taught at King's College London for twenty-five years. He is author of two books on the history of South Asia, The Domination of Strangers and India Conquered. His research connects the history of political thought and practice on a trans-national scale, and is informed by his engagement with the world of institutions, in politics and university administration.
