Jim Masselos

'''James Cosmas Masselos''' (1940–2025) was an Australian social historian focused on contemporary India, especially Bombay/Mumbai.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Tutton |first=Samantha |date=2025-06-27 |title=Dr Jim Masselos FAHA (1940 - 2025) |url=https://humanities.org.au/our-community/vale-dr-james-jim-masselos-faha-1940-2025/ |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=Australian Academy of the Humanities |language=en-AU}}</ref> He attended Sydney Boys High School and the University of Sydney, where Marjorie Jacobs was among his teachers.<ref name=":0" /> He went on to study at Bombay University under William Coelho.

He taught at the University of Sydney from 1961 to 2005 and was a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and (rare among foreigners) The Asiatic Society of Mumbai.<ref>Devleena Ghosh (26 Nov 2025): Obituary: Jim Masselos, South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, DOI: 10.1080/00856401.2025.2589896</ref>

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