François Thierry (numismatist)
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François Thierry de Crussol, known by his Chinese name 蒂埃里 (Di Ali), is a French numismatist, specialising in East Asian currency.
Thierry is honorary curator at the Département des Monnaies et Médailles, Bibliothèque nationale de France. Before retirement he was curator of Oriental coins, and a leading scholar in this field, having produced several well-received books, catalogues of the BnF collection, and numerous articles relating to East Asian numismatics.
Awards and honours
- 2024 - Awarded the Lhotka Prize for Chinese Numismatics - the world of Chinese money (co-authored with Helen Wang and Lyce Jankowski)[1]
- 2017 Awarded the Prix Hirayama - by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres - for his book Les monnaies de la Chine ancienne, des origines à la fin de l'Empire (Paris, Les Belles-Lettres, 2017).[2]
- 2006 Awarded the Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society
