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Alexandra David-Néel

Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David

First Name Alexandra

Last Name David-Néel

Born on October 24, 1868

Died on September 8, 1969 (aged 100)

Born in France, Île-de-France

Alexandra David-Néel was a Belgian–French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist and writer. She is most known for her 1924 visit to Lhasa, Tibet, when it was forbidden to foreigners. David-Néel wrote over 30 books about Eastern religion, philosophy, and her travels, including Magic and Mystery in Tibet, which was published in 1929. Her teachings influenced the beat writers Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, the popularisers of Eastern philosophy Alan Watts and Ram Dass, and the esotericist Benjamin Creme.

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