Michael Postel | |
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| Born | France |
| Occupation(s) | Pharmacologist Art collector |
| Years active | Since 1949 |
| Known for | Musée Asiatica |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Michael Postel is a French pharmacologist, Buddhist and art collector, known for his contribution of the art collections toMusée Asiatica, aBiarritz-based museum dedicated to Chinese and Indian art.[1] He is the founder president of Franco-Indian Pharmaceuticals, a drug manufacturing company set up in 1949,[2] which has now grown into pharmaceutical conglomerate.[3] 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.[4] Later, he donated his entire collection to Musee Asiatica.[1] In 2016 the Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of thePadma Shri for his contributions to Art.[5]
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