Eberhard Fischer (art historian)

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Eberhard Fischer
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Shri Award to Dr. Eberhard Fischer, at an Investiture Ceremony-II, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 4 April 2012.
Born15 October 1941
Berlin, Germany
Occupation(s)Art historian, museologist
AwardsPadma Shri
WebsiteOfficial web site

Eberhard Fischer (born 15 October 1941) is a German art historian, ethnologist and author based in Switzerland.[1][2][better source needed] 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]

  1. ^ "About the Author". University of Chicago Press. 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  2. ^ German Wikipedia, 15 December 2014, Retrieved 15 December 2014
  3. ^ "Lost In Translation". Outlook India. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Museum Rietberg". Museum Rietberg. 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.