Michel Peissel

French ethnologist, author and explorer (1937-2011) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 74

Michel Georges Francois Peissel was a French ethnologist, explorer and author. He wrote twenty books mostly on his Himalayan and Tibetan expeditions. Peissel was an emeritus member of the Explorers Club and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

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