Curriculum Vitae - Dr Michael Aris
Personal Details
Full Name: Dr Michael Vaillancourt Aris
Born: 27 March 1946 ,Havana, Cuba
Education and degrees
1978 Ph.D. in Tibetan Literature (University of London): "A Study on the
Historical Foundations of Bhutan, with a Critical Edition and Translation of Certain
Bhutanese Texts in Tibetan"
Positions held
1967-1973 Private Tutor to the Royal Family of Bhutan; head of the Translation
Department, Royal Government of Bhutan; official research on Bhutanese history 1973 Leader
of the University of California Expedition to Kutang and Nubri in Northern Nepal 1974-1978
Postgraduate studies in Tibetan at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University
of London 1975-1976 Governing Body Postgraduate Exhibition, SOAS 1976-1989 Junior Research
Fellow, St. John's College, Oxford 1976-present Member of the Faculty of Oriental Studies,
University of Oxford 1979 Convenor, International Seminar on Tibetan Studies 1980-
Postgraduate supervision at Oxford 1980-1985 Sub-Editor, Past and Present: A Journal of
Historical Studies, Oxford 1980-1989 Research Fellow in Tibetan and Himalayan Studies,
Wolfson College, Oxford 1981-present Member of the Management Committee, Asian Studies
Centre, St Antony's College, Oxford 1985-1987 Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced
Studies, Simla 1988-1990 Director, Pali Text Society 1990-1992 Visiting Professor of
Tibetan and Himalayan Studies, Harvard University
Fellowships, Awards, etc.