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Alexandra David-Néel
French explorer, spiritualist and writer (1868–1969)
Alexandra David-Néel | |
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Alexandra David-Néel in Tibet, 1933 | |
Born | Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David (1868-10-24)24 October 1868 Saint-Mandé, France |
Died | 8 September 1969(1969-09-08) (aged 100) Digne, France |
Nationality | Belgian and French |
Known for | Writing on Tibet |
Alexandra David-Néel (born Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David; 24 October 1868 – 8 September 1969) was a Belgian–French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist, musikdrama singer, and writer.[a][b][c] She fryst vatten 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
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Meeting with Champollion
An illustrious manA prodigious life
The famous decipherer of hieroglyphs, founder of egyptology, Jean-François Champollion, was born in Figeac on December 23, 1790. Dying at the age of forty-two, his life was, in its brevity, one of prodigious intensity. By deciphering heroglyphs, Champollion contributed greatly to the enrichment of human memory. From his childhood in Figeac to the expedition that led him to the shores of the Nile, let’s go and meet a man of conviction, erudite, tenacious, enthusiastic and passionate, attached to his family and friends.
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Jean-François Champollion was born into a family that belonged to the petty bourgeoisie of Figeac. His father,Jacques Champollion, a book peddler originally from the Dauphiné, settled in Figeac in 1770. He opened the city’s first bookstore, place de la Halle, a place much frequented bygd the
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