Michel Peissel
Michel Peissel (actually: Michel Georges Francois Peissel ; born February 11, 1937 in Paris ; † October 7, 2011 ibid) was a French ethnologist .
Youth and first research trips
At the age of 18 he read the works of Fosco Maraini , especially the 1951 "Segreto Tibet" about Tibet. The secrets of the culture of Tibet interested him from then on and he bought a Tibetan language book. He then studied at Oxford in England and Harvard in the USA, among others . He received a doctorate in France from the Sorbonne .
At the age of 21, he discovered the ruins of 14 Maya settlements on study trips to Mexico and he realized that completely unknown cultural sites still existed in the 20th century. This caused him to become an explorer. His interest in Tibetan culture soon led him to the Himalayas . From his more than 20 expeditions to Tibet (he spoke fluent Tibetan) he wrote several (travel) books and published more than 250 articles in over 22 countries.
Michel Peissel died on October 7, 2011 at the age of 74.
Works
- The Chinese are there. The Khambas Freedom Struggle, 1973, ISBN 3-552-02532-4
- Expedition Kali Gandaki. With the hovercraft through the Himalayas, 1974, ISBN 3-552-02627-4
- The Forbidden Kingdom of the Himalayas, 1982, ISBN 3-596-23501-4
- On foot through the Middle Ages. Wonderland Bhutan, 2001, ISBN 3-89405-128-0
- Land without a horizon. Travels to Undiscovered Tibet, 2005, ISBN 3-492-24411-4
Web links
- Literature by and about Michel Peissel in the catalog of the German National Library
- French-language video of an interview with Michel Peissel
- Michel Peissel Forgotten, Adventure Air Cushion Battle in the Himalayas, Spiegel 1970
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michel Peissel, who has died in Paris aged 74, was an unrivaled adventurer in the Himalayas, where he was among the first Westerners to explore the culture of the “minute kingdom” of Mustang and once traveled for 1,200 miles across mountain peaks by hovercraft , The Telegraph, November 11, 2011
- ↑ Mort de l'ethnologue Michel Peissel, Figaro, October 7, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peissel, Michel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peissel, Michel Georges Francois |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French ethnologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 7, 2011 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |