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About Émile Étienne Guimet
Émile Étienne Guimet 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.
Everything about Émile Étienne Guimet →- Occupation
- art collector, archaeologist, industrialist, composer
- Position held
- museum director, museum director
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- June 2, 1836
- Died
- October 12, 1918