Jean-Michel Thierry de Crussol (1916–2011) was a French

physician A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...

and

art historian Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

. His specialities are in

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

and

Armenian art Armenian art is the unique form of art developed over the last five millennia in which the Armenian people lived on the Armenian Highland. Armenian architecture and miniature painting have dominated Armenian art and have shown consistent devel ...

. He was born on 13 August 1916 in

Bagnères de Luchon Bagnères is part of the name of three towns in France, all in the Pyrenees: * Argelès-Bagnères, Hautes-Pyrénées Department *Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Hautes-Pyrénées Department *Bagnères-de-Luchon Bagnères-de-Luchon (; oc, Banhèras de Lui ...

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. He studied and got his education in Paris. He co-wrote the book ''Armenian Art'' in 1989 and also wrote many articles concerning Armenian art, especially

Armenian architecture Armenian architecture comprises architectural works with an aesthetic or historical connection to the Armenian people. It is difficult to situate this architectural style within precise geographical or chronological limits, but many of its monumen ...

Works

* * * * Eglises et couvents du KarabaghJean-Michel THIERRY (1916 - 2011)
/ref> * Monuments arméniens du Vaspurakan * Les Arts arméniens * Le Couvent arménien d'Horomos * La Cathédrale des Saints-Apôtres de Kars, 930-943

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Jean-Michel Thierry
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on Bibliomonde biographies of authors 1916 births 2011 deaths French art historians Armenian studies scholars French Byzantinists 20th-century French physicians People from Haute-Garonne French male non-fiction writers {{France-art-historian-stub