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Johan Elverskog

Carl Johan Elverskog (born October 7, 1968) is a Swedish-American historian. His scholarship focuses on Sino-Inner Asian history during the Ming and Qing periods, the history of Buddhism among Mongolian and Turkic peoples, and environmental history. He is currently a Dedman Family Distinguished Professor and a Professor of Religious Studies at Southern Methodist University.

Elverskog has been praised for his extensive contributions to the study of Asian history and described as "the preeminent English-language translator of Mongolian classics working today." He is the recipient of the American Academy of Religion's 2011 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion and the Association for Asian Studies' 2026 Joseph Levenson Book Prize (pre-1900 China). He has been a resident fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, the National Humanities Center, and twice at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study. He was a 2021-2022 Berlin Prize Fellow. Provided by Wikipedia