Gaston Wiet

Gaston Wiet (18 December 1887, in Paris[1] – 20 April 1971, in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a 20th-century French orientalist.

He ended the war with the rank of captain, decorated by the Serbian government.

In 1926 he was appointed director of the Museum of Islamic Art, a position he held until 1951.

[2] He wrote 14 of the 35 volumes of the catalog of the museum, of which he did much to enrich the collections, particularly in the areas of items of furniture and epigraphy.

In 1940, Wiet became, in Cairo, one of the most ardent supporters of Free France and général de Gaulle.