George McTurnan Kahin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George McTurnan Kahin

American historian

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1918

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 29-Jan-2000

Profession: historian, political scientist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

George McTurnan Kahin (January 25, 1918 – January 29, 2000) was an American historian and political scientist.
He was one of the leading experts on Southeast Asia and a critic of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
After completing his dissertation, which is still considered a classic on Indonesian history, Kahin became a faculty member at Cornell University.
At Cornell, he became the director of its Southeast Asia Program and founded the Cornell Modern Indonesia Project.
Kahin's incomplete memoir was published posthumously in 2003.