Michael Palmer (6) (1933–2014)

[excerpted from The Guardian obituary]
He worked successively for the parliamentary assemblies of the Council of Europe, Western European Union and Nato before becoming a director in the European parliament in 1973, based in Luxembourg, when the UK joined the European Economic Community. After Michael's retirement, a connection with the Central Bank of Luxembourg opened up what almost became a second career. He wrote the English version of the bank's history and functions, published in 2001, and gradually became expert in many of its activities that involved the use of English. In art, his highly developed interest and expertise led to his advising the Belgian Kredietbank on augmenting its collection, and producing two volumes on Belgian art. A special edition of these works, in French, was requested by the Belgian king for presentation to foreign dignitaries.