# Nicholas Dirks

> Nicholas B. Dirks is an American academic and a former Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley. Dirks is the author of numerous books on South Asian history and culture, primarily concerned with the impact of British colonial rule. In June 2020, Dirks was named president and CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences.

*American historian*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/nicholas-dirks

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1950-12-23
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.6 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [نيكولاس ديركس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B3)
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- [Nicholas Dirks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Dirks)
- [Nicholas B. Dirks](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_B._Dirks)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7025311)

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