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Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Πέτρος; 3 December 1908 – 15 October 1980) was a Greek prince, soldier and anthropologist specialising in Tibetan culture and polyandry. Born in Paris and high in the line of succession to the Greek throne, Prince Peter was deemed to have forfeited his succession rights by marrying a twice-divorced Russian commoner, Irina Aleksandrovna ...
Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark, who died on 15 October aged 71, was a man of great charm, an indefatigable traveller, a brilliant linguist and an anthropologist of distinct talent and enthusiasm. His earliest work in the social sciences (for which he received the degree of Docteur en Droit from the University of Paris) was a study from ...
Oct 15, 2013 · Wikipedia: Peter of Greece and Denmark With its many overthrows and exiles during the 20th century, the Greek royal family does not lack for interesting stories or unusual characters. However, history has largely forgotten Peter, a French born Greek prince who was a cousin to Kings George II, Alexander, and Paul as well as the current Duke of Edinburgh.
The main protagonist of this paper is H.R.H. Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark (1908–1980), an old-world ethnographer and explorer who went to Kalimpong in the 1950s, first as a member and later as the leader of the Third Danish Expedition to Central Asia.
- Nicholas Nikoloudis
Oct 16, 1980 · LONDON -- Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark, a first cousin of the Duke of Edinburgh, died today in the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases. He was 71. The cause of death was not disclosed.
Peter eventually separated from his wife and died childless in London. Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark was a Greek prince, soldier and anthropologist specialising in Tibetan culture and polyandry. Born in Paris and high in the line of succession to the Greek throne, Prince Peter was deemed to have forfeited his succession rights by marrying a twice-divorced Russian commoner, Irina ...
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TY - CHAP. T1 - Prince Peter's 7 years in Kalimpong. T2 - Collecting in a Contact Zone. AU - Zeitzen, Miriam Koktvedgaard. PY - 2017. Y1 - 2017. N2 - The main protagonist of this paper is H.R.H. Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark (1908–1980), an old-world ethnographer and explorer who went to Kalimpong in the 1950s, first as a member and later as the leader of the Third Danish Expedition to ...
