Michael W. Meister
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His research focuses on Hindu temple architecture, the morphology of meaning, and other aspects of the history of art and architecture of the Indian sub-continent. He has authored several hundred essays and edited several books, especially several volumes of the Encyclopædia of Indian Temple Architecture.
Education
- Harvard University, Ph.D., Fine Arts, 1974
- Harvard University, M.A., Fine Arts, 1971
- Harvard College, B.A. (honors), History and Literature, 1964
- HONORARY DEGREE: University of Pennsylvania, M.A., 1979
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Roles
- American Institute of Indian Studies Board of Trustees, 2002-.
- Director, National Resource Center, South Asia, University of Pennsylvania, 2002–04.
- Institute for International Education, National Selection Committee, India. 2003–06.
- Indian Art Committee, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1978-.
- Contributing Editor, Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, 1987-.
- Editorial Advisor, Yale Dictionary of International Architecture, Edited by Nicholas Adams, 1998– .
- Society of Architectural Historians’ millennium tour, India’s Architectural Traditions, Ancient and Modern, 2000.
- Advisory Committee, The Asia Society Galleries, New York City, 1992–94; Multimedia Committee, 1995–98.
- President, Oriental Club of Philadelphia, 1994–95.
- CONSALD, Association of Asian Studies, 1983–86.
- Editorial Board, Princeton University Press, Encyclopedia of Indian History, 1983–84.
- Nomination for AAS Board of Directors, 1983.
- Member of AHRC Peer Review Academy
- Advisory Council of Scholars, South Asia Religious Art Studies (SARAS), 1982– .
- Secretary/Treasurer, University Research Club, 1980–81.
- General Editor, Encyclopædia of Indian Temple Architecture, American Institute of Indian Studies', 1978– 92; advisor, 1992–.
- Art and Archaeology Committee, American Institute of Indian Studies, 1978–82; ex officio member, 1982– 92.
- Publications Committee, American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982–92.
- Board of Directors, American Committee for South Asian Art, 1976–79; 1983–86.
- Gupta Selection Committee, Archives of South Asian Art Project, American Committee for South Asian Art, 1973.
Students
His students include several art historians: Katherine Hacker (PhD 1991), Ajay Sinha (PhD 1993), Darielle Mason (PhD 1995), Pika Ghosh (PhD 1999), Chandreyi Basu (PhD 2001), Tamara Sears (PhD 2004), Melissa Kerin (PhD 2008), John Henry Rice (PhD 2009), Beth Citron (PhD 2009), Pushkar Sohoni (PhD 2010), Yael R. Rice (PhD 2011), and Nachiket Chanchani (PhD 2012).