Eberhard Fischer (art historian) explained

Eberhard Fischer
Birth Date:15 October 1941
Birth Place:Berlin, Germany
Occupation:Art historian, museologist
Awards:Padma Shri

Eberhard Fischer (born 15 October 1941) is a German art historian, ethnologist and author based in Switzerland.[1] [2] He is a former Director[3] and the incumbent President of Rietberg Society, Switzerland.[4] Fischer was honored by the Government of India, in 2012, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[5]

Biography

Eberhard Fischer was born in Berlin, Germany on 15 October 1941. He is an ethnologist and art historian who is known to have researched on the heritages of India[6] [7] [8] [9] and other African and Asian places.[10] He is a former director of Rietberg Society and serves as its president. He is also the Secretary General of the Swiss-Liechtenstein Foundation for Archaeological Research Abroad (SLSA).[11] Fischer has authored several books on art and ethnic heritage[12] [13] and has contributed to the publication of many others.[14] [15] He has also produced Nainsukh,[16] a 90 mins feature film in Dogri language with English subtitles, in 2010, with filmmaker Amit Dutta .[17] The Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of Padma Shri in 2012.[18] After receiving the award on 4 April 2012, Fischer donated his collection of over 40 books to Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the Author . University of Chicago Press . 2015 . 25 October 2015.
  2. [:de:Eberhard Fischer (Ethnologe)|German Wikipedia, 15 December 2014]
  3. Web site: Lost In Translation . Outlook India . 24 March 2014 . 14 December 2014.
  4. Web site: Museum Rietberg . Museum Rietberg . 2013 . 14 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Padma Shri . Padma Shri . 2014 . 11 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 15 October 2015 .
  6. Book: Art and rituals: 2500 years of Jainism in India . International Publications Service . Eberhard Fischer . 1977 . 80 . 978-0800201784.
  7. Book: The Temple of Devi-Kothi: Wall Paintings and Wooden Reliefs in a Himalayan Shrine of the Great Goddess in the Churah Region of the Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh (Artibus Asiae) . University of Washington Press . Eberhard Fischer . 2008 . 192 . 978-3907077078.
  8. Book: Temple Tents for Goddesses in Gujarat, India . Niyogi Books . Eberhard Fischer (Author), Haku Shah (Contributor), Jyotindra Jain (Contributor) . 2014 . 300 . 978-9383098156.
  9. Book: Amorous Delight: The Amarushataka Palm-Leaf Manuscript, Illustrated by the Master of Sharanakula in the 19th Century (Orissa, India) (Artibus Asiae) . University of Washington Press . Eberhard Fischer . Dinanath Pathy . 2008 . 256 . 978-3907077214.
  10. Book: Guro: Masks, Performances, and Master Carvers in Ivory Coast . Prestel . Eberhard Fischer . 2008 . 52o . 978-3791339412.
  11. Web site: Kuensel . Kuensel . 17 November 2014 . 14 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141215101042/http://www.kuenselonline.com/preservation-of-heritage-calls-for-strengthening-archeology/#.VI3TZcv9nwo . 15 December 2014 . dead .
  12. Web site: List of Books on WorldCat . WorldCat . 2014 . 15 December 2014.
  13. Web site: List of Books on Amazon . Amazon . 2014 . 15 December 2014.
  14. Book: Mural Paintings in Orissa . Orissa Lalit Kala Akademi . Dinanath Pathy . Foreword By Eberhard Fischer . 1981 . Bhubaneshwar.
  15. Web site: Outlook India . Outlook India . 24 March 2014 . 15 December 2014.
  16. Web site: IMDB . IMDB . 2014 . 15 December 2014.
  17. Nainsukh . Films Division . 2010 . Amit Dutta, Eberhard Fischer . Documentary . Kangra . 2014-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141215092903/http://filmsdivision.org/the-fd-zone/101st-edition-provoking-cinema-to-encounter-painting-amit-duttas-nainsukh.html . 2014-12-15 . dead .
  18. Web site: The Indian Express . The Indian Express . 8 April 2012 . 15 December 2014.

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