Session 2: History of research

SESSION 2 – HISTORY OF RESEARCH 

MONDAY 20 JUNE (Room M)

Chair: Per Kværne


11.15-11.45: Eugenia Tikhonova: The activities of V.P. Vassiliev in promotion of Tibetan culture in Russia in the 19th century.


11.45-12.15: Trine Brox: From expedition to fieldwork: Prince Peter’s work among Tibetans in Kalimpong, 1950-57.


12.15-12.45: John Bray and Per Kværne: Edward Amundsen (1873-1928): a Norwegian pioneer on the borders of Tibet.