Michael Postel

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Michael Postel
Born
France
Occupation(s)Pharmacologist
Art collector
Years activeSince 1949
Known forMusée Asiatica
AwardsPadma Shri

Michael Postel is a French pharmacologist, Buddhist 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, which has now grown into pharmaceutical conglomerate. 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.

See also

Musée Asiatica

References

  1. ^ a b "Presentation of the site" (PDF). Musee Asiatica. 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ^ "The Management Team". Franco-Indian Pharmaceuticals. 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Franco-Indian Pharmaceuticals". Med India. 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Basking In A Bit Of India". Outlook India. 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2016.


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