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Alexandra David-Néel

1868 - 1969

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Alexandra David-Néel (born Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David; 24 October 1868 – 8 September 1969) was a Belgian–French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist, opera singer, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexandra David-Néel is the 1,027th most popular writer (down from 947th in 2019), the 1,190th most popular biography from France (down from 1,070th in 2019) and the 152nd most popular French Writer.

Alexandra David-Néel was a Belgian-French explorer and spiritualist who became famous for being the first Western woman to enter Tibet and travel to Lhasa.

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Among writers, Alexandra David-Néel ranks 1,027 out of 7,302. Before her are Ann Radcliffe, John Fowles, Gregory Skovoroda, Egeria, Madeleine de Scudéry, and Jean-Claude Carrière. After her are Edith Södergran, Paulinus of Nola, Sergio Badilla Castillo, Robert van Gulik, Raymond Radiguet, and Giambattista Marino.

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Among people born in 1868, Alexandra David-Néel ranks 47. Before her are Stefan George, Pompeu Fabra, Felix Hausdorff, Édouard Vuillard, Magnus Hirschfeld, and Eleanor H. Porter. After her are Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Koloman Moser, Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr., Gustav Noske, Paul P. Harris, and Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse. Among people deceased in 1969, Alexandra David-Néel ranks 38. Before her are Arthur Friedenreich, Witold Gombrowicz, Sonja Henie, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Abdirashid Shermarke, and Josef von Sternberg. After her are Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Vito Genovese, Wacław Sierpiński, Boris Karloff, Vjekoslav Luburić, and B. Traven.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alexandra David-Néel ranks 1,190 out of 6,770. Before her are Jean Gerson (1363), Robert de Sorbon (1201), Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827), Jean Gaston Darboux (1842), Robert I, Count of Artois (1216), and Jean-Claude Carrière (1931). After her are Luis Federico Leloir (1906), Ferdinand Buisson (1841), Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (1401), Paulinus of Nola (354), Anne L'Huillier (1958), and Raymond Radiguet (1903).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Alexandra David-Néel ranks 152. Before her are Joachim du Bellay (1522), André Bazin (1918), Nicolas Chamfort (1741), Clément Marot (1495), Madeleine de Scudéry (1607), and Jean-Claude Carrière (1931). After her are Paulinus of Nola (354), Raymond Radiguet (1903), Bertran de Born (1140), Jacques Clément (1567), Alfred de Vigny (1797), and Johannes Tauler (1300).

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