South and Southeast Asian art history and archaeology
Faculty of Humanities/Arts and Archaeology
In Leiden, the chair in archaeology and ancient history of the Netherlands East Indies / Southeast Asia, was founded in 1919. Under the professorship of Nicolaas Krom and Frits Bosch (1919-1957), the study of the archaeology and art history of South Asia remained the special task of Jean-Philippe Vogel who held the chair of Sanskrit. Under the professorship first of Theo Galestin and subsequently Hans de Casparis (1957-1986) the field of study of the chair was extended to include South Asia as well. In 1986, the chair was transferred to the department of Southeast Asia and no longer dedicated to art and archaeology but to the study of Javanese. For the study of South Asian art and archaeology, a temporary ‘personal’ chair was realised from 1995-2002 (held by Karel van Kooij), and an endowed chair for both South and Southeast Asian art from 2010-2013 (occupied by Marijke Klokke).
At the Amsterdam University (UvA), the Institute for South Asian Archaeology was founded by Hanne van Lohuizen-de Leeuw in 1959. After a flourishing period, the institute was closed down in 1988 as was the department of Indian languages. Up to the merger with the Indological Department in Leiden, Utrecht had a small section on South and Central Asian art history. Recently, Groningen created a new position in the field of iconography.
Leiden University: Kern Institute
| 1919-1945 | N.J. Krom (professor in colonial history, in archaeology and ancient history of the Dutch East Indies) |
| 1946-1957 | F.D.K. Bosch (professor in archaeology and ancient history of Southeast Asia) |
| 1957-1977 | T.P. Galestin (professor in archaeology and ancient history of South and Southeast Asia) |
| 1972-20.. | H.I.R. Hinzler (assistant, and subsequently, associate professor in ancient history of Southeast Asia) |
| 1973-1986 | E.C.L. During Caspers (lecturer at the Kern Institute, the Department of South and Central Asia); see also Faculty of Archaeology |
| 1978-1986 | J.G. de Casparis (professor of early history and archaeology of South and Southeast Asia) |
| 1986-1991 | P.R. Hoffmanns (teacher history of art and archaeology South and Southeast Asia) |
| 1991-2000 | M.J. Klokke (lecturer, first in Cultural studies and then in Art and material culture at the Department of Languages and Cultures of Southeast Asia and Oceania) |
| 1990-2002 | K.R. van Kooij (lecturer, and, between 1995 and 2002, professor in South Asian art and archaeology) |
| 2000-present | M.J. Klokke (senior lecturer in art and material culture, Southeast Asia and Oceania, now South and Southeast Asia studies) |
| 2010-2013 | M.J. Klokke (endowed professor in South and Southeast Asian art and material culture, Hendrik Muller-foundation chair) |
| 2002-present | Ellen Raven (associate professor in South Asian arts and material culture) |
Leiden University: Faculty of Archaeology
| 1986-1995 | E.C.L. During Caspers (lecturer in the archaeology of South and Southwest Asia) |
| 1995-2010 | H.I.R. Hinzler (non-salaried position) |
Amsterdam University (UvA): Institute for South Asian Archaeology
| 1945-1957 | T.Ph. Galestin (professor in art history of East Asia, especially art history of Indonesia, Indonesian prehistory and Hindu-Javanese history) |
| 1959-1983 | J.E. van Lohuizen-de Leeuw (professor in archaeology and prehistory, early history and art history of South and Southeast Asia) |
| 1964-1988 | N. Chutiwongs (assistant and, from 1970 onwards, lecturer in South Asian art and archaeology) |
| 1966-1979 | P.H.L. Eggermont (assistant) |
| 1971-1988 | D. Paul-Gupta (assistant and, from 1976 onwards, lecturer in South Asian art and archaeology) |
Utrecht University: Indological Department
| 1945-1951 | J.E. van Lohuizen-de Leeuw |
| 1966-1990 | K.R. van Kooij (lecturer in South and South-East Asian art and archaeology) |
| 1990-1991 | Gerda Theuns-de Boer (teacher in Indian and Central Asian art) |
Groningen University: Faculty of Arts
| 2006-present | N. Bosma (lecturer in South Asian iconography) |