# David Lorenzen

David N. Lorenzen is a scholar of religious studies, author, and professor of South Asian History at the Centre for Asian and African studies, El Colegio de México.He is chiefly notable for publishing several essays and books on ancient, medieval, and modern periods in South Asian history and religion, especially on Hinduism and Missionaries in India, namely, Who invented Hinduism?, Bhakti Religion in North India, The Scourge Of The Mission: Marco della Tomba in Hindustan, and many more. == Education == David N. Lorenzen received his doctorate in the History of Indian Religions from the Australian National University in 1968 where he studied with the historian A. L. Basham (Arthur Llewellyn Basham). Before that he was in India on a Junior Fellowship from the American Institute of Indian Studies (1965-1966), studied ancient Indian history at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London (1962-1965), and did his undergraduate studies at Wesleyan University (Connecticut).