caption death_date birth_place awards nationality parents birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
hugh richardson , 1936 , tibet 03 december 2000 st. andrews companion cie -rrb- officer of the order of the british empire of -lrb- obe -rrb- light of truth award honorary fellow of the the british academy -lrb- fba -rrb- order of the indian empire -lrb- british colonel hugh richardson 22 december 1905 huldah rennie , m. 1951 hugh richardson in tibet c. 1940.jpg hugh edward richardson
 hugh -lrb- hon. -rrb- richardson cie , obe , ics , fba diplomat , tibetologist
hugh edward richardson

hugh e. richardson cie , obe , fba -lrb- hon. -rrb- , ics , ias -lrb- 22 december 1905 - 3 december 2000 -rrb- was an indian civil service officer , british diplomat and tibetologist .
his academic work focused on the history of the tibetan empire , and in particular on epigraphy .
he was the last surviving companion of the order of the indian empire and among the last europeans to have known tibet and its society before the chinese invasions which began in 1950 .
