Alexandra David-Néel

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:associatedWith Theosophy
Esoteric traditions
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Paris
gptkbp:born October 24, 1868
gptkbp:child nan
gptkbp:contribution Cultural_exchange_between_East_and_West
Documentation_of_Tibetan_culture
Promotion_of_Tibetan_Buddhism
gptkbp:died September 8, 1969
gptkbp:education gptkb:Sorbonne_University
gptkbp:famousFor Writing_about_Eastern_philosophy
Traveling_to_Tibet
gptkbp:field gptkb:Tibetan_Buddhism
Orientalism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alexandra David-Néel
gptkbp:influenced Western understanding of Buddhism
Explorers and writers
gptkbp:influencedBy Tibetan_culture
gptkbp:language English
French
German
Tibetan
gptkbp:legacy Pioneering female explorer
Cultural ambassador
Influence on future explorers
Inspiration for spiritual seekers
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:notableWork My Journey to Lhasa
Magic_and_Mystery_in_Tibet
gptkbp:occupation Explorer
Writer
gptkbp:philosophy Buddhism
Mysticism
Spiritualism
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Saint-Mandé,_France
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Digne-les-Bains,_France
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Paris
gptkb:Tibet
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Philippe_Néel
gptkbp:tourism gptkb:China
gptkb:Himalayas
gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
Lhasa