Ethnicity Bengali American Name Sudhindra Bose Books Fifteen Years in America | Spouse(s) Anne Zimmerman Died May 26, 1946 | |
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Occupation Political Scientist and Teacher Alma mater University of Calcutta, Park University, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | ||
Sudhindra Bose (1883 - May 26, 1946), a pioneer in teaching Asian politics and civilization in the United States, was born in Keotkhali near Dakha, in the then Bengal Presidency.
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Biography
Sudhindra Bose attended Victoria College of University of Calcutta from 1901-1903. He moved to the United States in 1904 and enrolled as a student at Park University, Missouri from 1904-1906. He then transferred to the University of Illinois, where he earned his B.A. in 1907 and an M.A. in English in 1909. Dr. Bose received a Ph.D. degree in political science from the University of Iowa in 1913. He died May 26, 1946, in Iowa City, Iowa.
Academic career
From 1913 until his death in 1946, Dr. Bose was an instructor in the Department of Political Science at Iowa, first as Assistant in Political Science and then as Lecturer in Oriental Politics. He wrote four books between 1916 and 1934, as well as many articles for American and Indian periodicals. Dr. Bose was a correspondent for the Des Moines Register. He spoke on the lecture circuit and traveled widely in Asia and Europe.