Burkhard Quessel

Burkhard Quessel

Position: The British Library

Burkhard Quessel is the Curator of Tibetan Collections for the British Library. His research interests include: (1) History of Tibetan Literature from the 10th to 20th centuries. Buddhist Philosophy in Tibet (particularly Madhyamaka and Pramana), (2) Traditional Tibetan Medicine, and (3) History of printing in Central and Eastern Tibet. He is currently working on a catalogue of the Tibetan manuscripts and block prints at the British Library.