Alexandra David-Néel
Alexandra David-Néel
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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Female
Full Name
Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David
Date of Birth
October 24th, 1868
Age
157
Birth Place
France, Île-de-France
Date of Death
September 8th, 1969
Died Aged
100
Star Sign
Scorpio
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