George McTurnan Kahin Scientist

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.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 25, 1918
Birth place	United States , Baltimore
Citizenship	United States
Date of death	January 29, 2000
Place of death	Rochester New York , United States
Education	Stanford University Harvard University Johns Hopkins University

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Scientist

academic advisor	Owen Lattimore
doctoral advisor	Rupert Emerson
doctoral student	Daniel Lev Benedict Anderson Herbert Feith
Field of study	Political science History