Background
Zysk, Kenneth Gregory was born on November 17, 1950 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Son of Stanley A. Zysk and Madeline E. Appenzeller.
Zysk, Kenneth Gregory was born on November 17, 1950 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Son of Stanley A. Zysk and Madeline E. Appenzeller.
Bachelor in American studies, California State University, Fullerton, 1974. Master of Arts in Asian studies, University California, Santa Barbara, 1976. Postgraduate, University Wisconsin, 1976—1977.
Doctor of Philosophy in Ancient Indian History and Civilizations, Australian National University, Canberra, 1981. Doctor of Philisophy in Indology, University Oslo, 2001.
Teaching assistant department religious studies, research assistant department history University California, Santa Barbara, 1974—1976. Bibliographical assistant in South Asian studies University Wisconsin, Madison, 1976—1977. Research scholar Australian National University, Canberra, 1977—1981.
Assistant research historian University of California at Los Angeles, 1982—1984. Lecturer department religious studies University Toronto, Canada, 1984—1986. Visiting lecturer, fellow department South Asian studies University Wisconsin, Madison, 1986—1987.
Lecturer Asian religions Eastern Michigan University, 1987—1990. Assistant professor Near Eastern language and literature New York University, 1990—1996. Research Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique (National Center for Scientific Research), Paris, 1992.
Associate professor, head Indology University Copenhagen, since 1997, director study programme department Asian Studies, 2002. Lecturer in field; reviewer manuscripts for various scholarly journals. Censor corps in Endology for Denmark.
External examiner of Doctor of Philosophy theses Jadavpur University, Calcutta, Utkal University, Bhubaneshvar, Orissa. Consultant Time-Life Books. Director d'Etudes Associé École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, 1992—1993.
Visiting assistant professor department religion Columbia University, New York City, 1995—1996. Visiting scholar religious studies program New York University, 1996—1997. Project director Indian Traditions of Healthcare Columbia University, 1995—1997.
Member program committee 1st International Conference on Traditional Asian Medicine, 1978—1979, 3d International Conference on Traditional Asian Medicine, Bombay, 1990. Consultant on Veda and Ayurveda Dharam Hinduja Indic Research Center, Columbia University, 1994—1997.
Member of International Association Buddhist Studies, International Association for Study of Traditional Asian Medicine (board directors 1986-1989, treasurer 1990-1994, secretary-general since 1995), American Oriental Society (member American committee for South Asia manuscripts since 1996).
Married Susana Vallejo-Zysk, August 1996. Married Cathy A. Denney, August 1975 (divorced 1987). 1 child Gregory Matthew.