Postel, M.
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Name (Latin)
Postel, M.
Other forms of name
Postel, Michel
Date of birth
1926-04-07
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- LCN2015
- His Antiquities of Himachal, 1985:t.p. (M. Postel) jkt. (from Franco-Indian Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.)
- His Ear ornaments of ancient India, 1989:jkt. (Michel Postel)
Wikipedia description:
Michael Postel (born 7 April 1926 – 2024) is a French pharmacologist and art collector, known for his contribution of the art collections to Musée Asiatica, a Biarritz-based museum dedicated to Chinese and Indian art. He is the founder president of Franco-Indian Pharmaceuticals, a drug manufacturing company set up in 1949. Postel, who reached India in 1949 on business related to his pharmaceutical company, started collecting Indian art and, over the years, gathered a collection of over 1,600 pieces. Later, he donated his entire collection to Musee Asiatica. In 2016 the Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri for his contributions to Art.
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