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Ivan Aguéli

1869 - 1917

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Ivan Aguéli (born John Gustaf Agelii; May 24, 1869 – October 1, 1917), also named Shaykh ʿAbd al-Hādī al-ʿAqīlī (Arabic: شيخ عبد الهادی عقیلی) upon his conversion to Islam, was a Swedish wandering Sufi, painter and author. As a devotee of Ibn Arabi, his metaphysics applied to the study of Islamic esotericism and its similarities with other esoteric traditions of the world. He was one of the initiators of René Guénon into Sufism and founder of the Parisian Al Akbariyya society. His art was a unique form of miniature Post-Impressionism where he used the blend of colours to create a sense of depth and distance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan Aguéli is the 1,563rd most popular painter (down from 1,469th in 2019). (down from 3,224th in 2019)

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Among painters, Ivan Aguéli ranks 1,563 out of 2,023. Before him are Henri Le Fauconnier, Simon Hantaï, Christian Albrecht Jensen, Helena Westermarck, L. A. Ring, and Maria Wiik. After him are Paul César Helleu, Christian Rohlfs, Olja Ivanjicki, Katsukawa Shunshō, Dionisius, and Henri Regnault.

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Among people born in 1869, Ivan Aguéli ranks 115. Before him are Marcel Cachin, Aleš Hrdlička, Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, Johannes Linnankoski, Armas Järnefelt, and Sergey Chaplygin. After him are Daniel Salamanca Urey, Alice Hamilton, Kálmán Kandó, Józef Mehoffer, Phoebus Levene, and Alwin Mittasch. Among people deceased in 1917, Ivan Aguéli ranks 88. Before him are Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, Werner Voss, Yevgeni Bauer, Stanley Maude, Gaston Alibert, and Judith Gautier. After him are Stéphane Javelle, Frans Schollaert, Eduardo Pondal, Aurel Popovici, Carlo Oriani, and Émil Goeldi.

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