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Fara Dabhoiwala | |
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| Born | Faramerz Noshir Dabhoiwala 1969 (age 55–56)[1] |
| Spouse | Jo Dunkley[2] |
| Children | 4 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of York (BA) University of Oxford (DPhil) |
| Thesis | Prostitution and police in London, c. 1660 - c. 1760 (1995) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Princeton University University of Oxford |
| Notable works | The Origins of Sex: A History of the First Sexual Revolution |
| Website | dabhoiwala |
Faramerz Noshir Dabhoiwala (born 1969)[1] is a historian and senior research scholar atPrinceton University where he teaches and writes about thesocial history,cultural history, andintellectual history of theEnglish-speaking world, from theMiddle Ages to the present day.[3][4]
Dabhoiwala was educated inAmsterdam, theUniversity of York,[1][5] and theUniversity of Oxford. There he was awarded aDoctor of Philosophy degree in 1995; his thesis was onprostitution inLondon in the 17th and 18th centuries.[6][7]
Before moving to Princeton, he was amember of faculty at the University of Oxford, where he holds life fellowships ofAll Souls College, Oxford andExeter College, Oxford.[5]
His 2012 book,The Origins of Sex: A History of the First Sexual Revolution, examines the firstsexual revolution and thehistory of human sexuality.[8][9][10] It was book of the year atThe Economist.[11]
Dabhoiwala is aParsi.[12] He has four children,[citation needed] two with his partner, astrophysicistJo Dunkley. She is a professor at Princeton.[2]
Fara Dabhoiwala, "A Man of Parts and Learning" Fara Dabhoiwala on the portrait of Francis Williams, London Review of Books Vol 46 No 22, 21 November 2024
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