Matthieu Ricard
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Key facts
- Born
- 15 February 1946 ( 1946-02-15 ) (age 80), Aix-les-Bains , Savoie, France
- Nationality
- French, Nepalese
- Education
- Pasteur Institute , (PhD molecular genetics)
- Occupation
- Buddhist monk writer translator photographer
- Religion
- Buddhism
- School
- Vajrayana
- Teacher
- Kangyur Rinpoche , Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
- Website
- MatthieuRicard.org
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Aix-les-Bains
- Father
- Jean-François Revel
- Mother
- Yahne Le Toumelin
- Sibling
- Nicolas Revel
- Occupation
- geneticist
- Educated at
- Lycée Janson-de-Sailly
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Religion
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- François Jacob
- Field of work
- biochemistry
- Official website
- www.matthieuricard.org
- Image
- Portrait de Matthieu Ricard.jpg
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- Matthieu Ricard
- date of birth
- 1946-00-00
- name in native language
- Matthieu Ricard
- social media followers
- 22649
- writing language
- French
- affiliation string
- Karuna-Shechen
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- www.filmportal.de/person/AB6C89C3F75248A5B5B7C8727F95C81E
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Encyclopedic overview
Matthieu Ricard ( French pronunciation: [matjø ʁikaʁ]; Nepali: माथ्यु रिका, born 15 February 1946) is a Nepalese French writer, photographer, translator and Buddhist monk who resides at Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal.
Matthieu Ricard grew up among the personalities and ideas of French intellectual circles. He received a PhD degree in molecular genetics from the Pasteur Institute in 1972. He then decided to forsake his scientific career and instead practice Tibetan Buddhism, living mainly in the Himalayas.
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