Torhout, Nirgidma de
- Dates of Life
- 1907 - 1983
- Occupation
- Princess Nirgidma ; Prince Mingyur Wang’s sister and Tsem Rinpoche’s grand-aunt ; spent her early youth in the encampments of the nomadic Torghut people in Central Asia ; one of the largest tribes of the Oirat-Mongols. She received a Western and Chinese education at the French nuns' school Sacré Cœur in Beijing and later studied a wide range of subjects in Paris and Brussels ; including political science ; literature and music. Married to a French diplomat Michel Breal ; the consul-general of the former Chinese capital ; she spoke French ; English ; Chinese and Russian fluently ; and stood out as an authority on culture ; both oriental and western.
- Authority Data
- GND: 1053582978 | OGND | VIAF: 162269552
- Alternate Names
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- Torhout, Nirgidma de
- Nirdzhidma, Torgut, Princessa
- Nirgidma, Torgot, Princess
- Nirgidma, Torgut, Princesse
- Nirgidma, Torhout, Princesse
- Nirijidema
- Nirǰidm-a
- Nirdžidma, Torgut, Princessa
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