Richard K. Diran

Richard K. Diran
Born (1949-11-03) November 3, 1949 (age 74)
United States
Died(2024-07-17)July 17, 2024
Bangkok, Thailand
OccupationGemologist, Artist, Adventurer
NationalityAmerican
GenreEthnography
Website
www.diranart.com

Richard K. Diran was an American adventurer and gemologist who was also a painter, trader in gemstones, restaurateur, and art dealer.[1][2][3] He is best known as the author and photographer of the book The Vanishing Tribes of Burma,[4] which was published in 1997.[5]

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  2. ^ The Nation Newspaper Thailand (2005). "Seduced by Seduction". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Hopkins, Jerry (May 2005). Bangkok Babylon - Periplus 2005. Backbeat Books. ISBN 079460224X.
  4. ^ Diran, Richard (1998). The Vanishing Tribes of Burma. Orion Weidenfeld & Nicolson - London. ISBN 0-297-82294-2.
  5. ^ Cover Magazine London (May 1998). "Pages 62-73". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)