Émile Guimet

Émile Guimet
Émile Étienne Guimet in his Museum, by Ferdinand Jean Luigini, 1898
Born
Émile Étienne Guimet

(1836-06-02)2 June 1836
Lyon, France
Died12 October 1918(1918-10-12) (aged 82)
Fleurieu-sur-Saône, France
OccupationsIndustrialist, traveler and connoisseur
Known forFounder of the Musée Guimet

Émile Étienne Guimet (French pronunciation: [emil ɡimɛ]; 2 June 1836 – 12 October 1918) was a French industrialist, traveler and connoisseur. An important collector of artefacts related to Oriental religions and Asian arts, Guimet is the founder of the Guimet Museum. Today, it houses one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of Asian art, which includes items from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Tibet, India, and Nepal, among other countries..

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